There was a light shower in Beijing late afternoon yesterday. The air was washed clear and the lighting was one of those desired one with good contrasts. With moist in the air, it was possible to see some colours when the sun sets. Seeing the the sunset would be around 7:40pm, I hopped onto my bike and charged torward th moat outside the forbidden city, thinking it would be a chance to take some nice picture of the corner tower, which is one of my favorite architectural scene in Beijing. I got there at 7:20, and the light was already off the tower, but in the still blue sky there was beautiful pink clouds. At the moat, I was not alone. Many tripods were set up and many heavy-weight cameras were at work. I enjoy the feeling of being among people who share my hobby and share the moment. Happily, I took a photo of them before I turned my focus on the corner tower.
昨天傍晚飄了一陣小雨。空氣漂洗了一下，很清爽，光線正是我們喜歡的雨後的那種。因為空氣里的濕度，估計日落時會有漂亮的色彩，於是登上車，往護城河飛奔，隔河望故宮角樓是我最喜愛的北京建築景致之一。預報日落在7：40左右，我在7：20趕到了。角樓上已沒了光線，但背後的粉紅色的雲霞橫跨藍天。護城河畔，我並不是唯一來拍角樓的。許多三腳架早豎了起來，重量級的相機在不停地工作。我喜歡這種與人分享一個美妙時刻，與人分享一個共同愛好的感覺。開始注視角樓之前，就先拍了這張攝影發燒友合影。