Still waiting for some rain to end this drought and bring some much needed relief from the heat. The mugginess aside, the visibility was quite good yesterday, and I got an invite from a friend to shoot some shots of Seoul Station from an undisclosed location. My friend let me play with his Nikon fish-eye: [...]
So, last week, while Gyeongbokgung Palace was open for nighttime viewing, I was admiring some shots taken by Nightviewer Skip taken of the palace from the rooftop of Twin Tree Towers, the funky glass high-rise offices erected where the Hanguk Ilbo headquarters used to stand. Sadly, I was denied permission to shoot from said office [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
I decided to do what Stuck in Customs does and got myself a SmugMug account. It eases up the burden on my server, it doesn’t degrade image quality the way WordPress does, and I love being able to blow the image up on wider screens. Still learning the ropes, but so far, I’m quite impressed [...]
While I was shooting Incheon Bridge last night, one of the other guys there was showing off on his Galaxy some of the shots he’d taken the night before of Banghwa Bridge. Due to government energy conservation policies, they no longer light Banghwa Bridge up ever day, but they do turn on the lights on [...]
Since I was a little kid, I’ve loved bridges. I suppose growing up in Long Island has much to do with this. Long Island, after all, is the kingdom Robert Moses built, and New York City, of course, has the greatest collection of bridges of any city in the world. Korea, too, has its share [...]
Ordinarily, the observation deck near the West Gate of Namhansanseong Fortress is one of the best places to photograph Seoul at twilight/night. Last night, though, it was hella windy, which not only made it terribly cold and unpleasant, but also produced a good deal of camera shake even with a tripod. PS: Would a circular [...]