Korean Rooves Photo

Photographer’s Note

A close-up of the interlocking rooves / roofs at Hawseong Fortress in Suwon. This place has been destroyed by the Japanese several times, & partly rebuilt. From Wikipedia:

"Hwaseong Fortress (Brilliant Fortress) is located in Suwon, South Korea which is 30 kilometers from Seoul. It was built from 1794 to 1796. Jeongjo of Joseon constructed the fortress complex to house the remains of his father Sukjong who was forced to commit suicide by being shut in a rice chest by King Yeongjo. King Jeongjo wanted to honor his father with the building of the fortress.

The fortress was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site in 1997 CE."

Source: This is a link to Wikipedia

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nwoehnl (118) 2006-07-16 5:35

Hi Chris. Difficult strong light (and traces of overexposure at the top) but as you limited the frame to just the graphical maze of roof patterns and the way they blend together, it's mostly fine. Well framed.

I know that you are the teacher now, but I'm 99.9% sure it is "roofs", not "rooves".

huynt (5077) 2006-07-16 5:40

Hi Chris J
Very sharphen with the wonderful architure. I like it. Thanks for learning. Best regards. huy

delnaja (7708) 2006-07-16 5:41

Hi Chris,
I like all those details and the colors... even too much details can be disturbing.
Anyway a good one!
Fred

pasternak (13038) 2006-07-16 6:15

Hi Chris,

Oh, I love this picture! An unbelievable superposition of the all these curved plains, and great sharpness on the colourful details. I like how the frame is filled with these patterns, similar yet different.

Cheers
Alexander

pablominto (40056) 2006-07-16 6:20

Hi Chris,
Beautiful architectural details, most interesting!
It is quite amazing to see the efforts for decoration, and the colours are so well balanced...
Well framed image, with very good details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

chinchini (27353) 2006-07-16 6:20

Salut mon Ami,
Très amusante et intéressante ta photo d'aujourd'hui. Le cadrage de cette composition très riche en toits (il y en a dans tous les sens) est parfait. On peut y admirer les finitions;
Du très bon Chris !
Pierre

PixelTerror (86036) 2006-07-16 6:58

Hi Chris,
Roofs must be one of the things in Korea that first fascinates visitors, I remember early Rafal posts were about them too, I love the PoV here that shows so many shapes of them, but the light is still challenging;
Have a nice sunday,
Jean-Yves

papagolf21 (56044) 2006-07-16 7:07

Bonjour mon ami Chris,
J'aime ce plan serré sur ces toitures de pagode. Formes géométriques élégantes, couleurs délicates très bien rendues.
Très joli tableau d'entrelacs de toitures.
Very well work !
Amitiés.
Philippe

ndb1958 (9228) 2006-07-16 7:08

Hi Chris,
how beautiful this traditionell classical architecture. So many beautiful details and amazing colours. A great framing with these beautiful roofs. A great composition.
Have a nice sunday,
Nino

riclopes (32869) 2006-07-16 8:12

Hi Chris,
Spectacular close-up compositon of these colorful roofs! Good depth and wonderful details to observe in this excellent perspective. What a rich image!
Have a nice sunday,
Ricardo

hamster (1045) 2006-07-16 8:36

Nice mix of the details, good natural colors.

AiresSantos (41468) 2006-07-16 9:47

Hi Chris,
Excellent capture in bad conditions with strong light. Gorgeous architectural details, beautiful lines, very interesting. Very good colors and sharpness.
Have a nice week my friend

feather (49848) 2006-07-16 11:07

I love it - all the lines, curves and patterns make an interesting hotch potch. Very good, almost abstract image.
Kath

carper (64194) 2006-07-16 13:41

colourful job Chris,
those lines with all those differece colours, mad a very nice composition, well seen this interesting shot, well done.
gr., jaap

Cormac (26449) 2006-07-16 17:04

Great idea to use the telephoto compression to bring the roof lines all together and make this a study in the roof type. The effect is very pleasing and gives this a very artistic look. Well done!

ribeiroantonio (21753) 2006-07-16 20:01

Amazing architecture and beautiful colours. The details are excellent as well as the POV. Very well done.
Antonio

oochappan (22026) 2006-07-16 22:24

Hi Chris
Marvellous this one Chris, so close to this typical roofs, organic waeved to each other. The colors here are also outstanding to see a lot of sharp details. I like this one a lot.
Henk

jhm (81817) 2006-07-17 2:17

Hi Chris,

What a very lovely interior shot, excellent capture also the sharpness and clarity are superb, beautiful architectural details too.
Very well done, thanks for sharing.

Have a nice Monday,
John

MLINES (10842) 2006-07-17 3:27

Hi Chris, Interesting styles of these oriental roof types. The heavy ceramic curves are really special and this images captures them very well. Very clear with superb colours. Murray.

jinju (14265) 2006-07-17 3:40

Hi Chris,

I like the overlay of lines and patterns here. Lots of detail all over this one. I think though you need to get yourself a polarizer, they are super cheap and as you shoot a lot o sky, I think it will help you a lot by controlling the light and giving your photos the blue skies they need.

jrj (34779) 2006-07-17 5:17

Hi chris
Good to see you back in action. Interesting and well made this detail of all the roofs in the building structure. Well done compo in a fine cropped version.

rbcy1974 (20742) 2006-07-17 7:29

Hello CHris
Very nice architectural details here the closeup angle works very well,
great geometry
Regards
Daniel

Izobretenik (1264) 2006-07-17 9:27

Salut Chris,

je pense que la lumière était sans doute très difficile à gérer et tu as bien su la refouler à l'extrême pour qu'elle n'apparaisse quasiment pas. Elle n'influence que peu la qualité de l'image ici. Ces toits qui semblent tous converger vers le centre de la photo, c'est vraiment une idée géniale.

Izo

capthaddock (28640) 2006-07-17 11:10

Hi Chris - the colours look a little washed out but compositionally a triumphant success, the chaotic ornate patterns look wonderful, and the architectural details are remarkable. (the spelling discussion gave me a welcome monday morning laugh)

hdl (6735) 2006-07-17 17:56

Hi Chris. What a maze of curves! Quite a construction to honor his father. Good capture, especially due to the point where you took it!

john_c (24635) 2006-07-19 10:01

HI Chris,
What a panoply of interlocking designs and shapes. I like the way you have framed this and the cropping is well executed. The two roofs in mid-frame with the appearance of green scrolls really dominate. Superb sharpness and clarity. A good capture.
John

Scharan (13951) 2006-07-19 17:38

Foto maravilhosa, linda arquitetura Chris.
Imagem cheia de formas, detalhes e cores muito bonitas. Parabéns.
Grande abraço,
Vera.

sergio1 (12150) 2006-07-21 6:37

Hi Chris
Nice pov to the roof. This arquitecture is very nice. I remember to China Town in Thailand jejejeje.
Deph good and contrast too. Note interesting
Sergio

mumek (17464) 2006-07-21 6:46

Good morning Chris!
What a beautiful details and shapes of the colorful roofs! Very interesting composition with great details.Thanks for informative and interesting note.
regards
ziggy

pranab (5354) 2006-07-23 23:01

namashkar chris,
here i am who is slowing down and you are going full speed!
i like the repeating patterns and the color in this one good amount of details. your composition makes this one look almost abstarct.

Angshu (33346) 2006-07-25 0:58

Namaste Chris
I cannot but applaud this wonderful shot. Beautiful juxtaposition of the roofs with all the colours & the curves interlocking with each other. Amazing graphicism
Regards
Angshu

keribar (42726) 2006-10-05 1:29

Hello Chris,

That's my boy, a picture style which I am so fond of. You'll see similar roofs in the Forbidden City at Beijing very soon.
An accumulation of stylish roofs compressed with a tele lens. The resul is stunning, and I appreciate it very much.
Suwon, is a place I had visited once in 1956, for the main reason that there was a Korean-Turkish school which was sponsored by the Turkish Brigade: I still have BW pictures
taken during this visit. Students playing in a
small orchestra.

All the best for you - Izzet