Getting the Shot

Getting the Shot 20: Taehwa River Bamboo Forest

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 14:09 — jt

f/8 Bracketed -2/0/+2

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.

Getting the Shot 19: Lotte Department Store

Tue, 01/22/2013 - 23:17 — jt

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.

Getting The Shot 18: Onsan Spaceship

Sat, 01/12/2013 - 17:08 — jt

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.

Getting the Shot 17: Weltz Tower

Fri, 08/24/2012 - 12:32 — jt

ISO 100, bracketing -2/0/+2, f/16

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.

Getting the Shot 16: Fire in the Sky

Fri, 08/17/2012 - 11:15 — jt

iso 100 bracketing -2/0/+2 F/4

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 lot more.

Getting the Shot 15: On the Roof

Fri, 07/06/2012 - 11:29 — jt

An HDR of the Taehwa River Grand Park

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.

Getting the Shot 14: Food in Korean Restaurants

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:30 — jt

Got the last word

Getting the Shot 13: Walking Man

Fri, 03/23/2012 - 09:01 — jt

This shot sort of popped out at me while shooting some waterfowl along the Taehwa River in Ulsan. Some times you just have to turn around and look the other way to find a decent show. for this one, the aspects of what I wanted came to me instantly. I wanted the lines to reach someone walking or on a bike and I wanted it gritty and with a lot of contrast.

Getting the Shot 12: Fish with a Vignette Sauce

Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:15 — jt

The Shot: This kind of shot that takes a common street (at least around the coastal areas of Korea) and draw attention to the subject by adding a slight vignette to the image. Some may say that this style is over-done but I think that with the right usage it is a nice effect to what would otherwise be a boring shot.

Getting the Shot 11: Jangsan Panorama

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:30 — jt

I had the opportunity to hike Jangsan Mountain in Busan with members of the (Busan) Hobby Photographers group. I have always enjoyed getting out with new people because no matter if you have all the same gear or not, there will be different shots take. I love seeing the shots after and thinking about what made them take that shot. Of course there will always be the same shots, especially where we were because of the view dominating the sky line.

Getting the Shot 10: Garuda

Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:14 — jt

The Shot - I bet you are wondering where in Korea this giant bird is…. well it is not really in Korea. I know but my justification for putting on the blog is that a) enough Koreans head to here (Bali) that it does feel like you haven’t left Korea at times and b) I wanted to show a quick lesson on HDR and black and white conversion within Photmatix as well as some sharpening styles.

Getting the Shot 9: Sinbok Rotary

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 14:18 — jt

Time Lapse in Korea: The Easy-ish Way

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 20:06 — jt

The Drive from Jason Teale on Vimeo.

For the past few weeks I have been experimenting with time lapse photography. You have known that I was working on something from the different posts about intervalometers and whatnot. However, the biggest challenge that I found was trying to cut-through the technical jargon and create a beautiful product for an entry into this years 10 magazine Korea Awaits video contest.

Getting the Shot 8: On Top of the Tempo

Thu, 09/22/2011 - 14:06 — jt

The Shot: This is what a traffic shot should look like… but maybe with a bit more light trails. It is shot from above and at a wide angle as to include not just the but the buildings and the last bit of light fading out into the night.

Getting the Shot 7: Locks of Love

Wed, 08/17/2011 - 08:11 — jt

The Shot: This is your typical still life shot using a wide aperture to create a shallow depth of field and effectively isolate the subject. Out of all the locks I chose the one that seemed to pop out the most and that has that “heart-shaped love feel” What I also did was use the fence as a source of leading lines to show that the locks continue off into infinity.


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