Pigeon on Palgak-jeong roof

Pigeon on Palgak-jeong roof

Description

Title:
Pigeon on Palgak-jeong roof
Caption / Description:

A pigeon sits on the roof of a Palgak-jeong (팔각정), on top of Mount Namsan (남산) in Seoul (서울), Korea (한국).

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Animalia
  • Animals
  • Chordata
  • Chordates
  • Aves
  • Birds
  • Asia
  • 한국
  • Hanguk
  • 韓國
  • Korea
  • Seoul Special City
  • Seoul Teukbyeolsi
  • 서울特別市
  • 서울특별시
  • Namsan
  • 남산
  • 南山
  • Palgak-jeong
  • 팔각정
  • 八角亭
  • Unam-jeong
  • 우남정
  • 雩南亭
  • Columba livia
  • Rock Pigeon
  • Rock Dove
  • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
  • Pigeons and Doves
  • Columba
  • Typical pigeons

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
Pigeon on Palgak-jeong roof.psd
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
3659px x 2106px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3001

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
Yongsan-dong 2(i)-ga
City:
Yongsan-gu
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Location Created:
Sublocation:
Yongsan-dong 2(i)-ga
City:
Yongsan-gu
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Geo-location:
37.551797066667, 126.98817493336 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:
1350 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
300mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
450mm
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 VR Zoom Nikkor ED 70-300mm F4.5-5.6G(IF)
Filters used:
  • B+W UV 010 MRC
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld, bracketed ±1EV

Post Processing

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

EV+1 image converted with -0.35 negative exposure compensation in Capture NX 2
EV0 image converted with +1 exposure compensation in Capture NX 2
Images blended in Photoshop CS4 so as to include the pigeon from the EV0 image, with the rest of the image being the EV+1 image.
Highpass sharpen selectively applied to pigeon in Photoshop CS4
Saturation boosted in Photoshop CS4
Cropped in Photoshop CS4 to remove half a pigeon from left edge of image, and empty sky from top of image