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NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 02 2010 12:46 GMT

Notes:

I've been feeling a lot of stress (as usual) lately so tonight despite the ridiculously chilly wind I went wandering around my local area (Konkuk University etc.) I hope you enjoy the photos. My hands went red when I came inside again because they were so frozen!

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deconduo

Ireland4122 Posts

February 02 2010 12:51 GMT

Wow really nice pictures 5/5

XsebT

Denmark2980 Posts

February 02 2010 13:02 GMT

I'm wha lik whawha..I reall wha..nowawhawha WHAT...the fuck is up with that cow?
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Great shots, nevergg.

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 02 2010 13:03 GMT

On February 02 2010 22:02 XsebT wrote:
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I'm wha lik whawha..I reall wha..nowawhawha WHAT...the fuck is up with that cow?
Great shots, nevergg.

Thank you. Actually that was my exact thought when I turned a corner and there he was. I stood there for a couple of minutes just staring at it and then began snapping away.

Catch]22

Sweden2683 Posts

February 02 2010 13:04 GMT

Wow, beautiful. Also, is that japanese characters on the last one? How common are japanese foods in Korea, I was under the impression that it was uncommon.

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 02 2010 13:06 GMT

On February 02 2010 22:04 Catch]22 wrote:
Wow, beautiful. Also, is that japanese characters on the last one? How common are japanese foods in Korea, I was under the impression that it was uncommon.

Thanks ^^ Yes, the Kitagami Ramen Dining shop is modeled after the Japanese style. There are a few of those I've seen dotted around the more student-y areas of Seoul. I really want to go in and try it, but it's such a tiny shop I'm too self-conscious. There are quite a lot of Japanese restaurants here, but the variety of Western and Chinese food is still more diverse and prevalent.

Hyde

Australia14568 Posts

February 02 2010 13:10 GMT

Wow, these are some gorgeous pictures. I wish I could take pictures half as good as you NeverGG

You wouldn't happen to have this picture in landscape would you?

I want to use that as my wallpaper.

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

February 02 2010 13:22 GMT

I'm glad you took the time to go out with your camera

nice pictures, I dont think I would have been able to shoot such good photos under such bad lighting conditions.
What camera/lens did you use?

JohnColtrane

Australia4813 Posts

February 02 2010 13:23 GMT

Beautiful, thanks for the pics!

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

February 02 2010 13:35 GMT

#10

For some reason I really really really love the first one after the spoiler...

Thanks for sharing NeverGG, a pleasure as usual.

Katkishka

United States649 Posts

February 02 2010 14:07 GMT

#11

Great photos.

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^Those 2 especially are fantastic.
Edit: oops forgot to add [img] codes to them, lol

pangshai

Chinatown5333 Posts

February 02 2010 14:36 GMT

#12

great photos! i especially liked the one of the coloured stairs

Ozarugold

2716 Posts

February 02 2010 14:53 GMT

#13

I really like the last picture for some reason. It reminds me of Old Boy for some reason O_o

Beautiful pics~

Glioburd

France1911 Posts

February 02 2010 14:56 GMT

#14

Beautiful !

Kingfisher

Canada144 Posts

February 02 2010 15:03 GMT

#15

Awesome pics. I would've loved the one underneath the shellfish one if there were things in it. o_o;

andiCR

Costa Rica2273 Posts

February 02 2010 15:06 GMT

#16

Really good NeverGG!

I always love when you post photos. I can see why you tend to mass photos when u are stressed. With pictures like these, anyone would feel satisfied

Cheer up! Stress is normally comes in waves, so i bet this one is gone in a sec.

saritenite

Singapore1680 Posts

February 02 2010 15:23 GMT

#17

A rare shot of the elusive photographer behind all of these wonderful pictures. Beautiful.

DreaM)XeRO

Korea (South)4667 Posts

February 02 2010 17:51 GMT

#18

O___O is that a cow?

ArchoN[VenoM]

United States90 Posts

February 02 2010 18:34 GMT

#19

Great shots!

Lacke

Sweden46 Posts

February 02 2010 18:42 GMT

#20

Woah, this really makes me want to go to Korea. Beautiful

Jarvs

Australia639 Posts

February 02 2010 18:57 GMT

#21

Korea looks so beautiful at night.

United States6173 Posts

February 02 2010 19:08 GMT

#22

Umm wow. I'm usually full of critique when people post shots, but I have none for you this time. All of these photos are absolutely superb.

Great job on all of them. There wasn't a single one I didn't like, and I liked every single one of them.

BTW...what did you have your camera set to (specifically which body, ISO and the aperture you were mostly using)? They look great considering how dark it must have been.

ZeroCartin

Costa Rica2390 Posts

February 02 2010 19:12 GMT

#23

Wow, really beautiful place! looks pretty active

Lovin

Denmark812 Posts

February 02 2010 19:33 GMT

#24

I can almost smell the city from all the way over here.. Beautiful shots, NeGG!

Kerotan

England2109 Posts

February 02 2010 19:37 GMT

#25

Oh Em Ge, you should work more at night, these pictures are fabulous.

mOnion

United States5657 Posts

February 02 2010 19:42 GMT

#26

this is why i want to go to korea. the ability to capture this kinda of beauty is insane @_@

you could never find shots like this in America. fmllllllllll

thopol

Japan4560 Posts

February 02 2010 19:42 GMT

#27

Wow, NeverGG, those are really great. I'd like to see more of your non-progaming work. Your ESPORTS stuff is obviously the glorious standard, but you really can flaunt your creativity and observation when it comes to these photos. Of course I don't mean to imply that your progaming photos are void of these features, and your shots of smaller things like a flier on the floor or someone's keyboard bag are some of my favorites. You have to adhere to certain norms when it comes to ESPORTS though.

The point is, if you make a habit of taking photographs to relieve stress, I'd be glad if you would share them.

Chill

Calgary25980 Posts

February 02 2010 19:44 GMT

#28

Best one imo:

Not_Computer

Canada2277 Posts

February 02 2010 19:49 GMT

#29

beautiful pictures

SchOOl_VicTIm

Greece2394 Posts

February 02 2010 19:57 GMT

#30

Very high quality photos, nice

rinoh

United States335 Posts

February 02 2010 21:59 GMT

#31

damn I miss korea =(

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

February 02 2010 22:03 GMT

#32

On February 03 2010 00:23 sArite_nite wrote:

A rare shot of the elusive photographer behind all of these wonderful pictures. Beautiful.

a shot of her and a " 'good' real estate agency"

iSiN

United States1075 Posts

February 02 2010 22:29 GMT

#33

I usually don't find photos to be much of an art form but these are stellar never :D

FastEddieV

United States614 Posts

February 02 2010 23:09 GMT

#34

Truly wonderful photographs here. It definitely looks and feels like Konkuk. These are some of your best that I've seen to date. Thank you for sharing!

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 02 2010 23:10 GMT

#35

On February 02 2010 22:10 Hyde wrote:
Wow, these are some gorgeous pictures. I wish I could take pictures half as good as you NeverGG

You wouldn't happen to have this picture in landscape would you?

I want to use that as my wallpaper.

I'll check the raws for you tonight

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 02 2010 23:15 GMT

#36

On February 02 2010 22:22 7mk wrote:
I'm glad you took the time to go out with your camera

nice pictures, I dont think I would have been able to shoot such good photos under such bad lighting conditions.
What camera/lens did you use?

Also @PH - Thanks guys

I used the EOS5D this time coupled with the f/1.4 50mm lens. It was so cold I didn't want to be spending time fiddling around with focus too much so I went full auto with the ISO set to 800 - a bit high, but it worked out decently enough considering I was running round to stop from becoming a snow(wo)man.

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 02 2010 23:17 GMT

#37

On February 03 2010 04:42 thopol wrote:
Wow, NeverGG, those are really great. I'd like to see more of your non-progaming work. Your ESPORTS stuff is obviously the glorious standard, but you really can flaunt your creativity and observation when it comes to these photos. Of course I don't mean to imply that your progaming photos are void of these features, and your shots of smaller things like a flier on the floor or someone's keyboard bag are some of my favorites. You have to adhere to certain norms when it comes to ESPORTS though.

The point is, if you make a habit of taking photographs to relieve stress, I'd be glad if you would share them.

Thank you - I totally understand where you're coming from. With eSports aside from special events there's not a massive variety of locations/items/people to shoot. I think that's why my fan-meeting and finals shots are usually more popular because we see a range of different things. Whereas with the non-eSports stuff I can go wild and there's always something new to capture.

I'm hoping the weather perks up a bit more so I can go explore some of the other parks and shopping districts. When my Mum visits in April/May please expect a lot more photos because I am far more motivated and confident about non-eSports photography when I'm with someone else.

caelym

United States6421 Posts

February 02 2010 23:43 GMT

#38

these were my two favorites:
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I love shapes and colors formed by the steam and the flame (must have been a quick shutter speed).

However I wasn't a big fan of:
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The focus seems off; it just doesn't look right :/

anyway I really like your still life and city photos, but i think you should try to incorporate more people in your street photography. at least from a reader/viewer's point of view, I want to know about the life and social scene of South Korea, as well as it's quirky and bright city scene. And as a photog myself, i totally get what you're saying. Strolling and taking photos in a big city can be very relaxing

Boblion

France8043 Posts

February 02 2010 23:49 GMT

#39

I want to use that as my wallpaper.

I was about to ask the same question lol
High res of the pic for wallpaper <3

Awesome colours btw.

and this one too please

On February 03 2010 04:44 Chill wrote:
Best one imo:

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 03 2010 00:43 GMT

#40

On February 03 2010 08:43 caelym wrote:
these were my two favorites:
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I love shapes and colors formed by the steam and the flame (must have been a quick shutter speed).

However I wasn't a big fan of:
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I've never played with photographing fire/smoke before and I definitely want to do it again. As for the other shot - towards the end it was getting hard to even hold the camera and my fingers were cramping up. It's still -8ish here ;_; I need to find some thin, but decently insulated gloves. When I went back inside my hands swelled up so badly.

Also as I'm not being paid for these photos and they're not for something specific like my eSports work then I'm not looking to take 'perfect' shots all the time. I just want to play around and relax so I don't usually go crazy putting pressure on myself. This type of photography is my stress relief stuff.

If I do day time shots I'll try to incorporate more captions into the posts, but it was 10pm by the time I finished and I had been at work all day/have work today so I was too tired to do more than edit them and then post. I usually just tend to answer people's specific questions if they ask them in the thread itself.

lilsusie

3861 Posts

February 03 2010 01:04 GMT

#41

What lens did you use for these?

edit: oh the f/1.4 50mm. reading skills ftw.

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 03 2010 01:31 GMT

#42

On February 03 2010 10:04 lilsusie wrote:
What lens did you use for these?

edit: oh the f/1.4 50mm. reading skills ftw.

LOL yeah - the 70-200mm is too bulky for work like this which is meant to be relaxing. Do you know any more places to go which might photograph well?

Mystlord

United States10264 Posts

February 03 2010 01:41 GMT

#43

Omg sweet photos. I especially love the mirror one. If you had done a better angle on this one:

On February 02 2010 21:46 NeverGG wrote:

I think it would've been just as good, but I wasn't there so who am I to judge. Besides, it's a relaxing photo shoot, should just sit back, relax, and enjoy

lilsusie

3861 Posts

February 03 2010 02:04 GMT

#44

Yes!! Once it gets warm let's hit up the 종로 area!! I don't like frost bitten hands. I want a smaller lens I think, I might just get the f/1.4 50, that's what my friend Tom's been recommending too. Plus I need to get a stupid card reader since the one they gave me broke!

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 03 2010 02:06 GMT

#45

On February 03 2010 10:41 Mystlord wrote:
Omg sweet photos. I especially love the mirror one. If you had done a better angle on this one:

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I think it would've been just as good, but I wasn't there so who am I to judge. Besides, it's a relaxing photo shoot, should just sit back, relax, and enjoy

I literally couldn't get any closer because there was a bike in the way and I'm not going to move people's stuff and risk getting my ass kicked for a photo -_-; As I said it's meant to be relaxing so I'm not seeking 'perfect' photos - just a break from a very stressful month.

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 03 2010 02:07 GMT

#46

On February 03 2010 11:04 lilsusie wrote:
Yes!! Once it gets warm let's hit up the 종로 area!! I don't like frost bitten hands. I want a smaller lens I think, I might just get the f/1.4 50, that's what my friend Tom's been recommending too. Plus I need to get a stupid card reader since the one they gave me broke!

I've been telling you to go and ask them for a replacement for ages! The f/1.4 50mm is pretty good and it's about the same price as the one you have. I've not been to Jongro very often so it'd be good to go somewhere else. I've heard there are temples in the Anguk area? Also I need to go to City Hall and the Royal Palace.

silencefc

United States875 Posts

February 03 2010 02:09 GMT

#47

Great photos!

I remember the first time I went to Korea, a couple of friends sprained their wrists on these machines.

lilsusie

3861 Posts

February 03 2010 02:09 GMT

#48

You're not allowed to yell at me, Ms. I don't have a phone yet even tho it's sitting in my room and not yet connected!

I just haven't had the time to get to Yongsan. Bleh... I should soon but it's just so darn cold!

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17727 Posts

February 03 2010 02:11 GMT

#49

On February 03 2010 11:09 silencefc wrote:
Great photos!

I remember the first time I went to Korea, a couple of friends sprained their wrists on these machines.

i did too

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 03 2010 02:12 GMT

#50

On February 03 2010 11:09 silencefc wrote:
Great photos!

I remember the first time I went to Korea, a couple of friends sprained their wrists on these machines.

With the punching ones it always seems to be guys trying to impress their girlfriends or huge groups of drunk boys using them. I have a giggle every time I see it happening.

NeverGG

United Kingdom5399 Posts

February 03 2010 02:40 GMT

#51

On February 03 2010 11:09 lilsusie wrote:
You're not allowed to yell at me, Ms. I don't have a phone yet even tho it's sitting in my room and not yet connected!

I just haven't had the time to get to Yongsan. Bleh... I should soon but it's just so darn cold!

I know - I'm still too self-conscious to go and get it connected. It's really awkward if they don't speak English and stuff. Is it me, or did it get colder again? I know it tried to snow a couple of times last week, but thankfully it didn't stick.

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

February 03 2010 10:22 GMT

#52

On February 03 2010 11:09 silencefc wrote:
Great photos!

I remember the first time I went to Korea, a couple of friends sprained their wrists on these machines.

Oh right, these things, I remember how we did that a long time ago and I got a higher score than my big brother, I was so proud :p

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