Gyeongbokgung at Night: May 2012
Gyeongbokgung Palace will be open for nighttime viewing through Sunday (admission: 3,000 won). If you have a camera—or even if you don’t—don’t miss this rare oportunity to enjoy Seoul’s landmark royal palace after the sun’s gone down. Working just next door, I took the opportunity to get out there, both to snap a few shots [...]
‘House Lives with Time’
If you do find yourself in Bukchon Hanok Village one evening and have 5,000 won to spare, do check out the exhibit “House Lives with Time” at the Gahoe-dong Han-ssi House. Korean hanbok designer Kim Yeong-seok and Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima collaborate in this unusual piece of installation art uses digital counters in the [...]
Partagas No. 4
As I’ve posted before, I’m something of a cigar guy. So imagine the great joy I felt upon learning that an honest-to-God cigar bar/lounge had opened up in our very own Gyeongnidan neighborhood. Occupying a lovely second-floor space across from Daesung Church, Burn (T. 02-794-8077) is pretty much everything you’d want in a cigar bar. [...]
More Changgyeonggung Palace… with added rain
Here we are again at Changgyeonggung Palace. These were taken in the rain Sunday evening from the open garden atop the SNU Medical Center Cancer Center, and despite the weather (or perhaps because of it), they came out much better, IMHO, than my last effort from that spot (see the final two photos). Facing as [...]
Changgyeonggung Palace Nights, Spring 2012
The Cultural Heritage Administration opens up Changgyeonggung and Gyeongbokgung palaces for special night viewing for a few nights in April and October. If you enjoy nighttime photography, it’s an opportunity not to be missed. Changgyeonggung will be open at night on April 20—22 and April 24—26. Yes, I came here last spring, too. No rule [...]
Suwon Hwaseong’s Janganmun Gate
With camera in hand, I went to Suwon on Sunday evening to photograph some blue hour shots of the Janganmun Gate. Which, for those keeping score at home, is Korea’s largest city gate. Sadly, I shot a lot of my shots using a circular polarizer, just to experiment. The results looked like crap. Which means [...]
Yongsan Station at Night/Photo & Travel Links
One of the frustrating things about Nightview is that so many of the shots are taken in hard-to-reach, undisclosed locations. This spot, however, is easy to reach. Head to the 5th floor of the iPark Mall and go to the Moon Parking Lot (달주차장). From there, it’s an unobstructed view of the Yongsan Station area. [...]
Yongsan in black & white
I had to stop by the office this morning, and as I was coming home on the Namsan Beltway, I saw the fog and haze over the cityscape and thought, hmm, maybe I should come back up here with my camera. The Yongsan district is pretty gritty even in the best of weather; inclement weather [...]
Recent Comments