School's out

I shot this one at the entrance of the impressive Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum near Nanjing. Sun Yat-sen was the founding father of the Republic of China, and the provisional first president of the Republic of China. Complete school classes, of course in school uniform, come here for an educational day trip.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO speed: 125
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 6

When we left the Nanjing Usnisa palace, we had to wait for a bus at a bus stand with an extraordinary roof. Another abstract architecture opportunity spotted and taken.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal length: 6.0 mm
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 5

Back to the entrance (or in this case exit) of the Nanjing Usnisa palace. A variation on a shot I posted before (here).

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO speed: 125
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 4

Continuing this series of the impressive Nanjing Usnisa palace. This is a detail of the roof in the hall of a thousand Buddhas.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 3

More from the Nanjing Usnisa palace. In this huge hall, we witnessed an impressive religious ceremony, even though it bordered on kitsch. This huge Buddha statue was slowly raised to the stage, while ceremonial chants were conducted.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal length: 13.9 mm
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO speed: 400
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 2

Back to the Nanjing Usnisa palace. Here we have a detail of the roof of the entrance building - a stunning abstractions full of twists and turns. One of my favourite shots of the trip.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 32.9 mm
Exposure time: 1/1000
ISO speed: 200
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0

Nanjing Usnisa palace 1

About halfway our Shanghai trip, we took a short organized three day excursion to Nanjing, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang. The first stop was at the Nanjing Usnisa Palace, a formidable complex that houses relics of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. The architecture is incredible, and the visit was unforgettable. The first of a number of shots of this site that I'll post the coming weeks.

Camera: Canon IXUS 170 handheld
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal length: 4.5 mm
Exposure time: 1/1000
ISO speed: 100
Post-processing: Picasa 3.0