Gwanghwamun Plaza Flower Carpet
Description
- Title:
- Gwanghwamun Plaza Flower Carpet
- Caption / Description:
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People enjoy the flower carpet on Gwanghwamun Plaza (광화문 광장) in central Seoul (서울), South Korea (대한민국). The flower carpet is made up of 224,537 flowers, one flower for each day from Oct 28th 1394, when Seoul was made the capital of the Joseon dynasty, until August 1st 2009, when Gwanghwamun Plaza was officially opened.
The flower carpet is 17.5m wide, by 165m long, and is planted in the traditional Korean Dancheong (단청) pattern. On the east of Sejongno (세종로) can be seen the buildings (left to right): U.S. Embassy; Ministry of Information and Communication (정보통신부); Kyobo Life Insurance Building (교보생명 사옥); Dong-A Ilbo Headquarter building (동아일보 본사); Seoul Finance Center (서울 파이낸스 센터); Seoul Daily Newspaper Headquarters (서울신문 본사).
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Asia
- 한국
- Hanguk
- 韓國
- Korea
- Seoul Special City
- Seoul Teukbyeolsi
- 서울特別市
- 서울특별시
- Jongno-gu
- 종로구
- 鐘路區
- Gwanghwamun Plaza
- 광화문 광장
- Sejongno
- 世宗路
- 세종로
- U.S. Embassy
- Kyobo Life Insurance Building
- 교보생명 사옥
- Ministry of Information and Communication
- 정보통신부
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DSC8091a.NEF
- 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:
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- Sublocation:
- Gwanghwamun Plaza
- City:
- Jongno-gu
- Province/State:
- Seoul
- Country:
- Korea, Republic Of
- World Region:
- Asia
- Location Created:
-
- Sublocation:
- Gwanghwamun Plaza
- City:
- Jongno-gu
- Province/State:
- Seoul
- Country:
- Korea, Republic Of
- World Region:
- Asia
- Geo-location:
- 37.573733862083, 126.97677655167 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:
- 1⁄160 s
- Aperture:
- f/7.1
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 18mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 27mm
- 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:
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- B+W UV 010 MRC
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX 2
- Post Processing:
-0.26 exposure compensation applied in Capture NX 2
Highlight protection slider used to bring back lost highlight detail in Capture NX 2
Colour Control Points used to increase saturation and darken sky in Capture NX 2