Yearly Archives: 2008

Who Needs Megapixels?

I was bored, tooling around in my Aperture picture vault when I came across this little gem.  Not the sharpest thing in the world, but can you believe it was shot with my very first digicam almost nine years ago?  I think I spent about $500 on a 2-megapixel Ricoh RDC-5300 (yes, that’s the same...

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Things You Don’t Normally See

Things you see in Korea you don’t normally see anywhere else (all found in and around Insadong): Honey Potato Burger, hmmm… yes, I think I’ll have it my way… minus honey, minus potato.  On second thought, just keep the damn burger. Does anyone know what these are?  For the life of me, I can’t figure...

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Gyeongbok Palace

Today I went down to check out Gyeongbok Palace, “the main and largest palace of the Joseon Dynasty” (according to Wikipedia).  It’s a sprawling compound with nice buildings in that Forbidden City style they have over in China.  I figured it’d be a great place for a day of shooting… well, at least I was...

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My Favorite Subway Station…

So close, I could throw a rock out my window and hit it.  Okay, maybe if I was Randy Johnson, but still close nonetheless. Have you ever seen people stand in line for BART?  Notice how courteous and orderly people are.  Well, courteous and respectful until the train doors open and they keep packing in...

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Street Snacks

Seen on the streets of Myeongdong…. when I think of a quick snack, I imagine Doritos or Funyuns.  How about some whole dried octopus or sliced squid chips? Your mouth watering yet?

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