View east from Sorak Cable Car

View east from Sorak Cable Car

Description

Title:
View east from Sorak Cable Car
Caption / Description:

Looking east from the cable-car up part of Soraksan (설악산), in Seoraksan National Park (설악산국립공원), South Korea. In the valley below, the dry riverbed snakes its way towards Sokcho and the sea. The large bright white building of the Sorak Park Hotel (설악파크 호텔) can also be clearly seen, standing out against the green trees of the mountainside.

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. Annual precipitation in Inner Soraksan is 1000 millimeters and 1300 millimeters in Outer Soraksan.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Trees
  • 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
  • Dry riverbed

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DSC9175a.nef
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
3872px x 2592px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
Seorak-dong
City:
Sokcho-si
Province/State:
Gangwon-do
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Location Created:
Sublocation:
Seorak-dong
City:
Sokcho-si
Province/State:
Gangwon-do
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Geo-location:
38.167039333333, 128.487608 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:
1320 s
Aperture:
f/5
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
55mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
82mm
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, shot through cablecar window

Post Processing

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

Curves adjustment to increase contrast in CNX2