You can see long lines of figures and animals on the gable ends of roofs all over Beijing. They are supposed to protect the house ? the more animals the better the protection. This picture was taken in the Forbidden City and focuses on the last figure of a longer procession.
Picture details: Exposure 1/640s (manual), aperture 8.0 (fixed), focal length 500mm (fixed), ISO 400, no flash, no tripod.
The entire China trip portfolio can be accessed through the ?China Trip 2004? link under ?Portfolio? at the top of this page are through http://www.usefilm.com/browse.php?portfolio_id=11979. More pictures to follow?
Thank you for your comments, Reza. The Tamron 500mm is a mirror lens. The Tamron 500mm is a mirror lens. I get this "background shakiness" whenever background elements are out of the DOF of the fixed f8.0. Not sure is the lens needs to be checked or if this is a normal behavior of a mirror lens.
The colors are excellent. Is the shakiness in the background used for effect? It rubbed off a little on the protrusion on the top of the animal's head. Sounds like a great trip.
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