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Getting the Shot 20: Taehwa River Bamboo Forest

Getting the Shot 20: Taehwa River Bamboo Forest

Walking along the Taehwa River Park the other morning I found myself enchanted by the bamboo forest that runs along side the river. Maybe it was the soft music or the first warm and bright day in Ulsan in a long time. At any rate I came out of this walk more relaxed and with a few nice shots as well. The Shot: The image that I had in mind was that of a dark forest with a path leading to a mysterious place. I that I have achieved this effect...

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Getting the Shot 19: Lotte Department Store

Getting the Shot 19: Lotte Department Store

For a while now I have wanted to get to the top of these distinctive twin towers on the skyline of Ulsan. I was definitely lucky as when I walked up to the doors of tower 101, a family was coming out. I was able to get in without a problem. Upon getting to the top there was a ton of great opportunity for shots. The best part was that the work men had left behind a ladder allowing me to climb up and shoot over top of the high walls. The...

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Getting The Shot 18: Onsan Spaceship

Getting The Shot 18: Onsan Spaceship

Setting out to shoot in Onsan is not an easy task for anyone. The key here is transportation and knowing where to go. You also must go in with the understand that they don’t necessarily want you photographing their facilities. This means the there are very few clear shots of the factories and takes a bit of driving to find which places have a clear line of sight. The Shot: I wanted to create a sort of space-like feel and this...

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Getting the Shot 17: Weltz Tower

Getting the Shot 17: Weltz Tower

The Shot: This is your standard traffic shot from above with a few twists. The magic of this shot comes from the post processing. Dues to the fact that I got up to the roof late, I had to employ a few tricks to get the shot the way that I wanted. Other than that, it is a great example of a rooftop shot in Ulsan. The Location: This was taken from the rooftop park of the 101 building of the Weltz tower in Mugeo-dong, Ulsan. It is one of the...

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Getting the Shot 16: Fire in the Sky

Getting the Shot 16: Fire in the Sky

The Shot: This was a shot that I could just feel in my bones, even before the sky flared up. I just knew that it was going to be a great night for photography. Trouble was finding the right place to get a good shot from. The key to this shot is the reflection. Thus, I centred the horizon in the middle of the frame which can be a compositional “no-no” but I feel that anytime you shoot reflections like this it balances the fram a...

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Getting the Shot 15: On the Roof

Getting the Shot 15: On the Roof

Back in the old days you could pretty much stroll into any new apartment and not encounter any sort of static. You may have gotten a few stares but that was mostly people thinking “I don’t remember any waygooks living here?” However, these days the ultra modern apartments now have modern coded-entry systems and guards that actually do more than sleep and watch TV. With that being said I have found a few ways to get to the...

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