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Copyright: Mark E Park (atljax) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 15 W: 23 N: 16] (126)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-15
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD400
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): From under an arch [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-27 5:55
Viewed: 311
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was made from a guard tower on the Great Wall. The Wall and the surrounding mountains made for quite a fortification from the would be invaders from the north. This was on the Badaling section of the Wall.


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Hello Mark,

It has been twenty-five years since I saw this view in person (Badelung Pass). The mist enshroudedd hills framed by a portal in one of the guard towers is extraordinarily effective.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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