Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

Updated: 2015-09-10

 

Editor’s Note:

Longmen Grottoes attract people not only for its history and profound culture, but also for its beautiful landscape and artistic beauty of thousands of Buddha statues. The following is a summary of tips on how to shoot great pictures in Longmen.

 

The Losana Buddha is always a top choice for visitors to click photographs.

You may film it like this: 

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes
 
Or this:

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes
 

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

Now the editor tells you that the best time to take pictures of the statue is around 8 o’clock in the morning, when the warm sunshine sprinkles over the sacred Buddha statue like this:

 
 
Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes
 
Or even more magnificent:

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

 

Besides the Buddha Losana, do not forget to give a shot to the small statues in the corner. They can bring unexpected delight. 

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

And then there’s the mountain and the river:
 
 
Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes
 
 
 
 

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tired? The royal style pinewood will not let you to put your lens down!

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

 

You can always come to the Xiangshan Temple at around 4 pm. It’s the perfect time to record dignified and elegant architectures using your lens.

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

Shooting tips in Longmen Grottoes

 

 

A trip to Longmen will come to a perfect ending by capturing the cool and refreshing touch of the Baiyuan Garden .

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