Shortly after the Dubai trip, work took me to a brand new development in Korea. It’s an entire city build on reclaimed land. The city is Songdo, Incheon. Not too far from the Capital of Korea, Seoul.
The city is still in construction but there were already abundant high rises that tower over the city. With the jetlag, I was able to wake up early in the morning for a stroll around the Central Park as well as capture some wonderful landscapes from the hotel room’s view.
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Songdo Sunset
This photo was shot through the glass window from my hotel room. I was lucky to get a high room that’s facing the Incheon bridge, thus able to capture most of the city. As every photographer says, timing is everything. This is especially true if you’re chasing sunrise or sunset. I saw the sun starting the set as I walked into the hotel room. It had been a very long day full of meetings and I only had about 10 minutes to change before meeting up for dinner. With the clear sky and the warm glow from the sun, I had to use the 7 minutes of my changing time to capture the exact moment when the sun meets between the two tower of the bridge. Since the window was tinted, it was tough to get the exposure that I wanted. My favorite part about this photo is the color contrast between the sky and the sun being reflected off the river cutting through Central Park.
Sony NEX-7 + Voigtlander Heliar Ultra Wide-Angle 12mm f/5.6, ISO 100, f/8, 1/5 Sec No flash.
Right Side up
This was another image that I had a lot of fun shooting. It was very early in the morning as the sky started to get bright. The late was so calm that it provided a perfect mirror image of the landscape. As I started to edit this picture, I decided to flip the image. It created a surrealistic effect especially with some of the buildings no being reflected. It still amazes me how serene the Central Park can be considering it’s very close to the bustling capital.
Sony NEX-7 + Voigtlander Heliar Ultra Wide-Angle 12mm f/5.6, ISO 100, f/8, 1/80 Sec No flash.
Songdo @ Night
Since there isn’t much to do during night at Songdo, I had many chances to capture the wonderful light scene. The entire city was well lit with many colors. Only issue was that the light on the bridge cuts off at 10pm. IT was good that I kept that in mind and was finally able to capture this with the correct timing. Another part of interest is that the buildings and the little cross bridge of Central Park was reflected clearly even it was so dark at night.
Sony NEX-7 + Voigtlander Heliar Ultra Wide-Angle 12mm f/5.6, ISO 100, f/8, 30 Sec No flash.
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