Great Wall
Copyright 2010 Matt Mortensen Photography
The second to trip to Beijing in just 6 weeks? Amazing opportunity and this time was better than the last! If you ever get there, make sure to go to a section of the Great Wall that is less traveled, it is well worth it. The image above was created at 888 meters just before this section of the Wall becomes impassable. We were even treated to a little scare when a thunderstorm rolled in and one of out party was off on a trek over the crumbled section a half kilometer out! Absolutely breathtaking!
Of course, while in Beijing you have to do as the Beijing-ese do and see what the PRC paid billions for in 2008 - the stage for the Olympics. The image below is an HDR of the Bird's Nest, the National Stadium. Note the fellow on the right side of the frame getting his picture "professionally" taken in front of the monumental building by one of the dozens of locals sporting cheap DSLR's.
