Shooting Tips: The photographer should stand on the lower platform and use a 2x/medium telephoto lens to capture the silhouette of the crane statue. The sky tends to be overexposed here; you can lower the highlights in post-processing. Shooting Time: 3-5 PM, when outdoor light is good. Shooting Equipment: Fuji XE4 + 18-50mm f2.8.

The Forbidden City - Stone Balustrades and Crane Statues

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No. 4, Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, Taihe Hall, The Palace Museum

Photography Tips

Shooting Tips: The photographer should stand on the lower platform and use a 2x/medium telephoto lens to capture the silhouette of the crane statue. The sky tends to be overexposed here; you can lower the highlights in post-processing. Shooting Time: 3-5 PM, when outdoor light is good. Shooting Equipment: Fuji XE4 + 18-50mm f2.8.

Walking Guide

Arrive at the shooting location. — step-by-step photo guide

Arrive at the shooting location.

Navigate directly to the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, then turn left and continue straight. — step-by-step photo guide

Navigate directly to the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, then turn left and continue straight.

Turn right at this intersection and enter. — step-by-step photo guide

Turn right at this intersection and enter.

Enter through the Meridian Gate. — step-by-step photo guide

Enter through the Meridian Gate.

Walk straight along the central axis to reach the Hall of Supreme Harmony. — step-by-step photo guide

Walk straight along the central axis to reach the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Turn right down from the hall. — step-by-step photo guide

Turn right down from the hall.