Dragon roof tile, Gyeongbokgung

Dragon roof tile, Gyeongbokgung

Description

Title:
Dragon roof tile, Gyeongbokgung
Caption / Description:

Roof tile imprinted with a dragon image in the Geoncheonggung (건청궁) residence of Gyeongbokgung (경복궁) Palace, Seoul (서울), South Korea (대한민국). The buildings in Gyeongbokgung are roofed using the traditional Korean Giwa (기와) tiling system.

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:
_DSC7943a.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 4.0.0.3001

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:
37.583327787778, 126.97729745444 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:
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

Post Processing

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

-0.28 exposure compensation in Capture NX 2
Color Control Point used to increase saturation of sky in Capture NX 2