Danyang Bridge Petunias Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view north from the bridge in central Danyang. About 3-4 km upstream are the 3 rocks in the river previously uploaded. I liked the warm cold color contrasts here, between the fg pink, & bg green cyan, of the dammed river. The colour is natural. There are limestone caves to the right, across the river.

"Perched by the lake, surrounded by three national parks and dotted with caves and temples, Danyang is considered North Chungcheong's top attraction. The modern town of Danyang dates only to 1986, as most of the old city was submerged beneath the waters of the artificial Chungju Lake. Throughout town, you'll see statues, pictures and even lampposts of a guy with huge eyebrows, holding hands with a lady. This is Ondal, a jester in the imperial court, who managed to break through Korea's strict caste system to marry the princess Pyeonggang and become a respected general.Gosu Cave 고수동굴, (Cross the bridge, turn left and walk 10 minutes along the highway). ? to 5:20 PM. One of Korea's most famous caves, 1.7km of twisting, turning limestone caverns have been outfitted with metal walkways and subdued lighting. It's quite a remarkable sight, but claustrophobes and people in need of a diet might want to skip it as some tunnels are quite narrow. W4000. Artificial waterfalls. Dusk to midnight. At night, four artificial waterfalls across the river start gushing water, complete with a multicolored lightshow. Free."

http://wikitravel.org/en/Danyang

Guinsa temple is also worth seeing. I'll check out these other attractions, next time I'm in the area.

pierrefonds, subhendu_bagchi, Cricri, mvdisco, jusninasirun, papagolf21, snunney, Budapestman, leonorkuhn has marked this note useful

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pierrefonds (26645) 2009-10-27 6:26

Hi Chris,

The curve of the river is an asset to the composition. The flowers in the foreground are helping in the framing of the scenery. The point of view leads my eyes toward the mountains which is giving depth to the photo. The light is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

batalay (21193) 2009-10-27 6:27

Hello Chris,

Indeed, a fabulous contrast between the colors in the foreground and background, and in the fleeting, ephemeral nature vs. the permanence of the contrasting regions. I am enjoying your Danyang series very much.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Nicou (45711) 2009-10-27 7:20

Hello,

quel premier plan fleuri, une merveille, ce fleurs roses, avec la belle vue au loin, ce vert bleu, grandiose vue et ensemble.

Bravoe t amitié

Nicou

subhendu_bagchi (3498) 2009-10-27 7:56

Namaste Chris,
beautiful place surrounded with hills and the river is nice also. I like most the magnificent foreground flowers as they contrasted well with rest. Depth is great and light is perfect. The shot is full of vivid colours. Very well composed shot. Tfs.
Congrats.
Subhendu

pajaran (3871) 2009-10-27 10:48

Kod nas je dobro vece.
Pada kisa ceo dan. Dobar uvod za fotografiju i njen prikaz.
Odlican prednji plan, divnih boja i trenutka.Lepo za gledanje po dubini fotografije i jezera.
Dobar rad.
Uspeh u daljem radu, Paja.

Cricri (43738) 2009-10-27 12:36

Hi Chris
Quoi de plus joli de montrer le paysage avec ce joli avant plan fleuri aux couleurs pleine de gaieté qui donne en effet un contraste assez intéressant avec le paysage
Good evening
cricri

Silvio1953 (42821) 2009-10-27 14:20

Ciao Chris, fascinating composition with lovely Petunias in FG, fantastic colors and superb perspective, very well done, ciao Silvio

mvdisco (11613) 2009-10-27 15:52

Bonjour Chris,
Belle prise de vue et composition,
Wanderful focus on the flowers and excellent background flow of the rivers landscape,
good colors and light,
Excellent done.
compliments
Michel

jusninasirun (10213) 2009-10-27 20:09

Hi Chris: These red flowers in the foreground is so well focused leaving the background looking dreamy. The turning river adds perspective and depth in the frame. Well done and have a nice day. Best regards. Jusni

Graal (58720) 2009-10-28 1:06

Bonjour Chris,
very nice composition and view. Fine POV and beautiful flowers on FG. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

papagolf21 (56737) 2009-10-28 1:20

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Les pétunias au premier plan agrémentent bien joliment cette vue sur ce fleuve. La courbure du fleuve favorise l'environnement des montagnes.
Une vue très agréable.
Amitiés.
Philippe

snunney (35464) 2009-10-28 1:47

Hello Chris,
The lovely petunias are complemented by the purplish tones of the sky. I like the long sweeping view down the river and the tonal contrasts. Thanks for sharing.

Budapestman (42810) 2009-10-28 3:24

Hi Chris,
picturesque view with beautiful flowers in the foreground, the colours and lights are amazing, peaceful and beautiful mood, Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

bracasha75 (22387) 2009-10-28 3:24

Hey Chris
So beautiful view over this even so beautiful flowers
Excellent composition
TFS
Cheers,Braca

COSTANTINO (23199) 2009-10-28 11:22

Hello
Thanks for sharing with us this amazing view
the flowers in the foreground make us feeling better
and enjoying this composition.The mountains in the background draw the eyes away,fine scenery dscribing
the view in the best way
great lightness and sharpness
regards and compliments
Costantino

leonorkuhn (13999) 2009-10-28 15:17

Hi Chris,

Very good use of the focus on the petunias (DOF). The curve of the river, its rolling hills are very distinct in the background. Great composition, colorful and attractive.

Greetings
Leonor

ilDottore (4004) 2009-10-31 10:48

Hi Chris,
Absolutely stunning view thanks colorful flovers on the FG.
Also good bokeh. Photo is slightly overexposed, but anyway... stil remains just charming.
Best Regards
Chris

Angshu (34099) 2009-11-02 3:34

Namaste Chris
The colour of the flowers are superb, contrasting with the blue water of the lake. The curve of the lake is excellent as well, leading us away. You used the shallow Dof well, but IMHO, a narrower dof could have worked better, with everything is focus...but taking nothing away from this very nice picture
Regards
Angshu