Buddhist Stone Pile

Buddhist Stone Pile

Description

Title:
Buddhist Stone Pile
Caption / Description:

A pile of stones in the woods on Mount Namsan (남산), a peaceful retreat in the center of Seoul (서울).

The mountain and surrounding area is a designated public park maintained by the city government. 82.8% of the park is forest, covering an area of 2,454,140㎡. Namsan park contains 2,881,870 trees, made up of over 190 different species.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Trees
  • Forest
  • Woodland
  • Asia
  • 한국
  • Hanguk
  • 韓國
  • Korea
  • Seoul Special City
  • Seoul Teukbyeolsi
  • 서울特別市
  • 서울특별시
  • Namsan
  • 남산
  • Buddhist
  • 南山
  • Woods
  • Stones
  • Pile
  • Buddhism

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
Buddhist Stone Pile.psd
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2592px x 3872px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3001

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
City:
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Geo-location:
37.548447028333, 126.99094734278 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2009 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
125 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
200
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
50mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
75mm
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 Nikkor 50mm F1.4D
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld, bracketed ±1EV

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Photoshop CS4
  • Nikon Capture NX 2
Post Processing:

NEFs converted in Capture NX 2
EV-1 and EV0 images blended in Photoshop CS4 (EV+1 image was a bit blurry)
Gradient map adjustment in Photoshop CS4 to convert to black & white