Persongalleriet #640: Beijing, Day 7

Monday the 20th of June, 2016.
I had decided to take the Monday off. No shooting and some rest for my aching back. And also resting my head from a, so far, pretty tough work schedule. But, still, I couldn't resist doing the morning walk! It was another sunny morning, and the light was wonderful!  :-)

A lot of the subjects you'd want to photograph are bound to be in the shadow, even in the relative cool of the early morning. (Even more so in the full blast heat of the day).

At the end of the walk I stopped for some more of those addictive little dough-buns:

After a while this guy sat down at my table to have his breakfast. He had some preserved vegetables with his dough-buns and rinsed it all down with some rice gruel.

Be well, everybody.

Persongalleriet #639: Beijing, Day 6

Went back to the Temple of Heaven park. Day 6 was Sunday, and I thought there'd be more people there. Not really. Just as two days earlier, I found the light really hard to deal with. Harsh sunlight from almost straight above through leaves, creating strange patterns of shadow and light all over people's faces.
As a prelude, here are two snaps from the way there:

Arriving at the park's outdoor "gym", this guy wanted me to photograph him:

He's a pretty good athlete, especially for his age, don't you think?!!

Here's another guy, on the parallell bars.

But most people in the park exercised more quietly, and some just trained their minds:

I asked for a portrait of this old lady, which was much appreciated by her and those with her!

Be well, everybody!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #638: Beijing, Day 5 - Lama Temple

Been there twice before, it's a really wonderful place! A top notch tourist attraction that is actually used for it's original purpose - praying to the buddha!

Learning the Way.

The Dragon.

Pairs

At the Prayer Wheel.

Umbrellas.

Colour coordinated.

Snack Time.

That's it for today!

Be well, everybody!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #636: Beijing, Day 5 - Morning Walk

It's become my morning routine to do a short photo-walk in the alleys near my hostel, to make use of the lower sun and the slightly more comfortable temperature. Some days I get an early chinese breakfast of dumplings dipped in vinegar and chili.

The small dumpling shops stack these metal or basket steamer sections into big stacks:

The steam goes up through the steamer chimney and cooks it all!

At the duck place.

More dumplings!

Morning Toilette.

Morning Stretch.

Hutong Selfie.

Moped Monk.

Drawing up plans for life?

Be well everybody!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #635: Beijing, Day 4

That's Friday the 17th! The main attraction of the day was the Temple of Heaven park. It's teeming of activity, people practise musical instruments, do coordinated dancing, advanced gymnastics and much much more! But of course, I was shooting on morning and evening walks, too, and also on the way to the park and back.

In my alley.

On the subway.

The Poodle. Outside the east gate of Tiantan, Temple of Heaven.

Park work-out.

How to deal with the afternoon heat.

Quick Fix.

The Restaurant.

Chinese Dreams.

Evening Stroll.

That's it for today, folks! Be well everybody!

/Niklas