Archive for April, 2009

Flickr Korea

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3 years ago
by JR in ,

I have been spending a lot of time admiring photos on Flickr. There is nothing like inspiration from other photographers to make you work harder on your skills. I take some photos and then look at others on Flickr and realize that I have a ton to learn. You should check out the following photographers that I have recently been checking out. They are all based here in Korea and have some great shots in their collections.

Mister Bokeh
The Good Pak
Silky
Youngdoo
Haksaeng

I didn’t get permission to post any of their photos, so you will have to check out their photostreams to see examples of their work.

There are also a couple of groups that I check out often. I also really want to join the FIS group the next time they have a meet-up. I have never been able to join them due to scheduling conflicts.

Korea Images
Korea Photo Club
Flickr in Seoul

I am actually considering doing a photographer of the week and will probably be contacting some photographers for permission to link to their work.

A Few More Photos….

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3 years ago
by JR

Here are the last few photos that I will post of models from the show. You can check out more on my Flickr. I still want to process some of the shots from the performances that we saw.

I hope that everyone had a great Easter. I wish that we would have had a couple days off. Monday is here already. I am not ready to work, but I am already trying to figure out where I am going to take pictures for next weekend. I was thinking about Insadong or Namsan or maybe both, but have made no definite plans yet.

Great Job Guys!

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3 years ago
by JR in

From Fox News. You can read the entire article here.

Captain Richard Phillips is now safe and healthy aboard the USS Boxer after
Navy Seals launched a rescue attempt that ended when snipers killed three
pirates in three shots, all direct hits to the head.

They established clear head shots on all three pirates: one was visible
through the front window, and the other two were revealing their heads through
the top hatch, presumably to get fresh air. It would be their last breath.

Thank goodness the on scene commander was not worried about the political ramifications of using force. I am also impressed that this was not a planned operation, but just the commander making a decision on the fly. The rescue came later than I thought it would, but what do I know? I am definitely impressed and proud of our Navy for a job well done. I bet that pirate that came on board the US ship is thinking that he made the right choice.
I agree with GI Korea at ROK Drop that pirates will probably be thinking twice about hijacking American flagged vessels. You can read more of his thoughts here.
I will be waiting to see if any of my students tell me about this today. Most Korean teenagers/men love to play the game Sudden Attack. They all know the English words “head shot.” This would probably be one news story that would keep their attention, I will definetely be using it for my adult class.

Motor Show Male Models

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3 years ago
by JR

The model is the guy if you were curious.


My wife asked me if I enjoyed going to the motor show. I replied that I did have a good time and enjoyed hanging out with YH. She said good and that she was going to go shopping today. (I think this was a “you spent all day around racing car models and you better not say anything about me going shopping) I dread seeing the amount of money that she will spend. Well, here are some pictures of the Audi guys. They were quite popular and the female(and some male) attendees of the event seemed to enjoy having their pictures made with these guys.
I had a blast and learned a lot about photography after viewing my results. In the next few days, I will post what I learned about taking photos at these kind of venues and also I have a few more photos to post. I took some cool photos of a couple of the performances that were held at various stages inside the event.

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