We had to pinch ourselves – actually walking along the Great Wall. The heat and humidity were intense. but we made it as far as we were allowed to go – somewhere in the mist up the top just above the big sign in the hill reminding us to be faithful to Chairman Mao. Note […]
Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
Word had passed around China that we were visiting Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, so most of the Chinese population came along to be with us on an oppressively humid day. The Forbidden City was formerly called the Imperial Palace where all the emperors lived. It is on a massive scale (8000+ rooms) and took […]
In Beijing
Finally arrived in Beijing this afternoon after spending an unscheduled night in Shanghai because of a plane cancellation. We checked out the shopping centre and markets. The place was abuzz with thousands of people, heaps of commerce going on and a riot of colour – we loved it.
Neutral Density Filters
I got up early this morning for a sunrise from Bellerive. The water was choppy and I wasn’t happy with my efforts, so I delved into my bag for my ND filter. This beast is so dark you can’t see through it as it let’s only 1/1000th of the light pass through. There’s a few things […]
Eclipse
I had a bonus this week. I drove down to the Huon River for an early morning shot of boats in the mist and as you can see got what I wanted. The bonus was the partial eclipse of the sun, you may have to enlarge the photo, but if you look closely there is […]
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