End tiles on Korean palace building roof

End tiles on Korean palace building roof

Description

Title:
End tiles on Korean palace building roof
Caption / Description:

End tiles on a traditional Korean Giwa (기와) tiled roof in the Geoncheonggung (건청궁) residence of Gyeongbokgung (경복궁) Palace, Seoul (서울), South Korea (대한민국). The end tiles are imprinted with various patterns.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Asia
  • 한국
  • Hanguk
  • 韓國
  • Korea
  • Seoul Special City
  • Seoul Teukbyeolsi
  • 서울特別市
  • 서울특별시
  • Jongno-gu
  • 종로구
  • 鐘路區
  • Gyeongbok Palace
  • 경복궁
  • Gyeongbokgung
  • 景福宮
  • Geoncheonggung Residence
  • 건청궁
  • 乾淸宮
  • Dragon
  • Korean roof tiles
  • Giwa
  • 기와
  • Decorated
  • Traditional

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DSC7940a.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:
Sublocation:
Gyeongbokgung
City:
Jongno-gu
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Location Created:
Sublocation:
Gyeongbokgung
City:
Jongno-gu
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Geo-location:
37.583318583333, 126.97725183333 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/7.1
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
155mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
232mm
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

Post Processing

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

Highlights protection slider used in Capture NX 2 to bright back some lost highlight detail in the cement
Curves adjustment in overlay blend mode selectively applied in Capture NX 2 to increase saturation of sky and wood