Sorak Cable Car

Sorak Cable Car

Description

Title:
Sorak Cable Car
Caption / Description:

Looking out towards Mount Sorak (설악산) from the bottom cable car station in Seoraksan National Park (설악산국립공원), South Korea. The cable car was installed by Dr. Gi-Sup Lee in 1971 and is used by many tourists to visit the area of Soraksan known as Gwongeumseong. The Sorak cable car service is operated from 7am to 6 or 6:30pm, and departs every 7 minutes.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoraksan_National_Park):
The nature reserve protects an area of 163.6 square kilometers and contains many notable high peaks measuring over 1,200 meters above sea level including the highest peak of Soraksan, Daecheongbong, which has an altitude of 1,708 meters. The nature reserve contains mountain ranges of dissected granite and gneiss and is characterized by spectacular rocky hills and ridges. The magnificent natural beauty of Soraksan and the mountain ridges is due to these geographical features.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Asia
  • 한국
  • Hanguk
  • 韓國
  • Korea
  • Taebaek Mountain Range
  • 태백산맥
  • Taebaek Sanmaek
  • 太白山脈
  • Gangwon-do
  • 강원도
  • 江原道
  • Sokcho-si
  • 속초시
  • 束草市
  • Seoraksan National Park
  • 설악산국립공원
  • 雪嶽山國立公園
  • Seorak-dong
  • 설악동
  • 雪嶽洞
  • 설악산
  • 雪嶽山
  • Soraksan
  • Sorak Cable Car
  • 설악케이블카

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
View from lower cable car station.psd
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2422px x 3062px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
Seorak-dong 146-2
City:
Sokcho-si
Province/State:
Gangwon-do
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Location Created:
Sublocation:
Seorak-dong 146-2
City:
Sokcho-si
Province/State:
Gangwon-do
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Geo-location:
38.172833053336, 128.48909817292 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2009 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
180 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
+1
Focal Length:
40mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
60mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
No Flash
Exposure Mode:
Auto
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Cloudy
Exposure Program:
Aperture-priority AE

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor ED 18-70mm F3.5-4.5G(IF)
Filters used:
  • B+W UV 010 MRC
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld, bracketed ±1EV

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Nikon Capture NX 2
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
Post Processing:

NEFs converted with -0.3 exposure compensation in CNX2
EV-1 and EV0 images blended for exposure in PS CS5
LCE selectively applied in PS CS5
Straightened in PS CS5
Cropped to remove surrounding building in PS CS5