An Erhu (Chinese violin) player and a listener at the entrance of the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing, China. Nikon D3X and Nikkor 70-200 mm 2.8G at 70mm, ISO 200, f/11 and 1/60 sec. Processed in Aperture The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a [...]
The Pantheon (“to every god”) in Rome, Italy was built by Marcus Agrippa in 27 BC and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD. The inscription translates to: “Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, made this building during his third consulship”. Nikon D3X and Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8G at 35mm, ISO 200, f/11 and 1/100 sec. [...]
The Fontana del Pantheon (English: Fountain of the Pantheon) was commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII and is located in the Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, in front of the Roman Pantheon. Nikon D3X and Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8G at 24mm, ISO200, f/11 and 1/320 sec. Processed in Photoshop. The Fontana del Pantheon (English: Fountain of the Pantheon) [...]
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. Nikon D3X and Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8G at 40mm, f/8, 1/200sec and ISO 200. The image may be licensed at istockphoto. The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (simplified Chinese: 天坛; traditional Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of religious buildings situated in [...]
