Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the last two are my favorites as well, the first for content, the second for composition. Sue > On Nov 30, 2014, at 11:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Nathan, Thanks for looking > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> I love the last two with their subtle tones. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 24 Nov 2014, at 08:18, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> So I come to the last day of our trip, with a visit to the Mu Tian Yu >>> section of Great Wall of China which is 70 km from Beijing. It is a >>> beautifully restored section of the wall running along a mountain ridge, >>> and is accessed via a cable car. Why an Emperor, however paranoid, would >>> build a huge defensive wall on top of a very steep mountain ridge is >> beyond >>> me, but there it is! A last observation is that it makes sense to do the >>> typical tourist circuit starting in Shanghai, and ending at Beijing, >>> because the quality of the experience of the places visited increases, >> and >>> climaxes well in Xi'an followed by Beijing. The journey in the reverse >>> direction would be an anticlimax, I feel. >>> >>> On our way, we visited a cloisonne factory on the outskirts of Beijing, >> and >>> had a tour of the place: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2828.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2821.jpg.html >>> >>> The Great Wall of China, Mu Tian Yu Section. Even here, surprisingly, in >>> the countryside, with all the greenery, there were no birds to be seen or >>> heard: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2415.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2424.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2869.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2890.jpg.html >>> >>> People on the wall: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2431.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2447.jpg.html >>> >>> Two studies of a section of the wall - one a wider view than the other, >> and >>> with human content as well: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2884.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2456.jpg.html >>> >>> Please see LARGE >>> >>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information