Comments on: Today Was a Nice Day http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: user-81 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108904 user-81 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:40:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108904 "And yes, I’m completely serious — a hanbok gets you into the Gyeongbokgung for free, saving you 3,000 won." How many trips would be required for the hanbok to pay for itself? “And yes, I’m completely serious — a hanbok gets you into the Gyeongbokgung for free, saving you 3,000 won.”

How many trips would be required for the hanbok to pay for itself?

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108902 sewing Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:34:32 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108902 The Gyeongbok Palace power plant was built in 1886; Changdeok Palace was wired up in 1894 by a gentleman by the serendipitious name of Thomas W. Power. The Gyeongbok Palace power plant was built in 1886; Changdeok Palace was wired up in 1894 by a gentleman by the serendipitious name of Thomas W. Power.

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108898 sewing Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:23:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108898 Terrible Dan: I can't offer a picture, but Robert Neff (who lurks around this blog sometimes) wrote up a piece on the early electrification of the palaces here (cached copy): <a href="http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:t74t-5N3rdYJ:english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp%3Fmenu%3DA11100%26no%3D365495%26rel_no%3D1%26isPrint%3Dprint+gyeongbok+palace+electricity&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=ca" rel="nofollow">Electricity Sends Sparks Flying in Joseon Korea</a>, and he links to an IEEE paper by one Korean electrical engineering professor by the name of Nam Moon-Hyon here (PDF): <a href="http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/aboutus/history_center/conferences/singapore/Nam-Early_History.pdf" rel="nofollow">Early History of Electrical Engineering in Korea</a>. Terrible Dan: I can’t offer a picture, but Robert Neff (who lurks around this blog sometimes) wrote up a piece on the early electrification of the palaces here (cached copy): Electricity Sends Sparks Flying in Joseon Korea, and he links to an IEEE paper by one Korean electrical engineering professor by the name of Nam Moon-Hyon here (PDF): Early History of Electrical Engineering in Korea.

]]> By: terrible dan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108858 terrible dan Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:06:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108858 Near the area in the left on that second one is a plaque that I found pretty cool. It marks the spot of the first electric generator operated in Korea (maybe... 112 years ago?) Gyeongbokgung was probably the first place in Korea to have a complete set of electric lighting... I imagine it must've been sweet, a mix of of palacey goodness, vibrant reds, greens, powder blues and that Edison vintage warm-yellow electric incandescence. Would've liked to take a picture of that. That and the mustaches of the period. What nice weather we could be having, too. A successful expedition on a nice day! Near the area in the left on that second one is a plaque that I found pretty cool. It marks the spot of the first electric generator operated in Korea (maybe… 112 years ago?) Gyeongbokgung was probably the first place in Korea to have a complete set of electric lighting… I imagine it must’ve been sweet, a mix of of palacey goodness, vibrant reds, greens, powder blues and that Edison vintage warm-yellow electric incandescence. Would’ve liked to take a picture of that. That and the mustaches of the period.

What nice weather we could be having, too. A successful expedition on a nice day!

]]> By: Robert Koehler http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108630 Robert Koehler Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:48:47 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108630 Abiola --- Just snapped them with my D40x on auto. Got lucky with the weather. And yes, I'm completely serious --- a <i>hanbok</i> gets you into the Gyeongbokgung for free, saving you 3,000 won. Abiola — Just snapped them with my D40x on auto. Got lucky with the weather.

And yes, I’m completely serious — a hanbok gets you into the Gyeongbokgung for free, saving you 3,000 won.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108578 sanshinseon Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:14:11 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108578 Great shots, yep, due to great lighting. > Seriously? Yup, wearing any sort of hanbok gets you into Gyeongbok-gung for free... I wish it worked for that everywhere. Great shots, yep, due to great lighting.

> Seriously?

Yup, wearing any sort of hanbok gets you into Gyeongbok-gung for free… I wish it worked for that everywhere.

]]> By: Abiola http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108481 Abiola Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:33:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108481 These are some fantastic pictures, with the sky and buildings being both nicely exposed, which is quite a feat in broad daylight, which is when the low ISO and narrow apertures indicate they were taken. How were they taken, with a graduated ND filter? These are some fantastic pictures, with the sky and buildings being both nicely exposed, which is quite a feat in broad daylight, which is when the low ISO and narrow apertures indicate they were taken. How were they taken, with a graduated ND filter?

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108474 sewing Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:22:51 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108474 About the hanbok, that is. How about a Joseon-dynasty civil servant's cap and gown? (Not that I have such a thing.) About the hanbok, that is. How about a Joseon-dynasty civil servant’s cap and gown? (Not that I have such a thing.)

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108473 sewing Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:22:13 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108473 Seriously? Seriously?

]]> By: captbbq http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108305 captbbq Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:10:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/09/17/today-was-a-nice-day/#comment-108305 <blockquote> Another benefit of the hanbok...is that it gets you into the Gyeongbokgung for free! </blockquote> I always knew there was something more behind it... that or you do it as a ruse to get people to stop scrambling to hand you fork whenever you go to a korean restaraunt.

Another benefit of the hanbok…is that it gets you into the Gyeongbokgung for free!

I always knew there was something more behind it… that or you do it as a ruse to get people to stop scrambling to hand you fork whenever you go to a korean restaraunt.

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