Forbidden to Enter the Forbidden City

Drive-by taken out of the van window. They are preparing for a big ceremony so closed for public tourism.

[Mary Siegle]

Wow! For a shot taken on drive by, this is fantastic! I realize you probably cropped to get it so perfect, but still -- I'm thinking all I would have ended up with was a messy out-of-focus shot that missed a portion of the building. I'm impressed. FAV

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice pic! Wonderful to see it in sure

[Junko Y]

@mcsiegle -- I only cropped out the bottom that showed a lot of road. The trick is taking a lot of photos in a row. I set the shots to multiple, held down the shutter and took about 8 photos in a row and this one was the most centered.

@photographycrazy -- it truly was forbidden to enter so I didn't get to see the inside.

Thanks for your comments!

[Taffy]

Well captured!! I remember when it was easy to wander among the buildings...but then back then there was little in the way of car traffic (mostly bikes), and almost no pollution either.

[Anna]

Nice architecture! I like the curving roof corners.

[Charleen]

Nice shot! I hope to visit soon.

[Rachel]

It is closed at the moment? Nice shot.

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Rosan]

Excellent shot!

[Joan Robillard]

Like how the history seems to be trying to escape over the wall which seems to have it's own history.

[Krista Marson]

such a classic image.

[Rosie Kerr]

I really enjoy the irony of this shot. Great idea, to take several photos quickly, while in a moving car. This came out quite well for being in movement.