May 18 Memorial Garden Photo

Photographer’s Note

On 18 May 1980, the military government of Korea, in cahoots with the police force, gunned down hundreds, (perhaps thousands?) of university students, & civilians, protesting for a return of democracy. Today, the students are recognised as heroes, & the military & police as villians. This is the memorial garden at the entrance, taken late afternoon, near sundown, on a hot August evening.

mehmetemin, papagolf21, jusninasirun, snunney, chinchini, Budapestman, toto, keribar, rjb874 has marked this note useful

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bracasha75 (21560) 2008-03-10 2:39

Hello Chris
Wonderful green colors in this memorial garden
Excellent place and lovely architecture
TFS
Cheers,Braca

UnTrained (0) 2008-03-10 3:00

Hi Chris,
it is always a pity that such incidents seems to be needed to build nice places, and for the better incidents no places are erected. I like the clear reflection and the good colours of this, the curve of the bank adds some dynamic and the soft and structured grey of the sky is pleasant here. Great definition.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

mehmetemin (7217) 2008-03-10 3:08

Hi Chris
beautiful colours and contrast and reflections
regards
Mehmet Emin

papagolf21 (55872) 2008-03-10 3:15

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Merci, Chris, de nous apprendre par la photo et par les notes des informations de ce genre.
Très belle image présentée encore aujourd'hui.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jusninasirun (10030) 2008-03-10 3:52

Hello Chris. Beautiful garden shot in Korea. Pristine reflection surrounded by so much green. Regards. Jusni

Cretense (54654) 2008-03-10 5:03

Hi Chris!

Great monument in honour of Democracy, and a beautiful place to have a walk. Excellent POV, composition and framing, great light managment and beautiful colours! Congratulaitons!

Hercules

snunney (33988) 2008-03-10 5:03

Hello Chris,
A good point of view on these memorial gardens making good use of the curves in the landscape. A pleasing soft light with some nice reflections and natural colours. Strange how such changes come to pass.

chinchini (27253) 2008-03-10 8:03

Salut mon Ami Chris,
Encore un document intéressant accompagné d'une bonne photo. Que de morts pour des causes justes ! Le POV sur ce Memorial est excellent, avec de jolis reflets sur un plan d'eau calme. Je remarque quelques touches de rouge des fleurs.
Excellente semaine.
Pierre

P.S. Je suis toujours sous la neige ;o))

Budapestman (40866) 2008-03-10 9:06

Hi Chris,
Fascinating place with beautiful colours and the POV is very attractive. I like the peaceful mood and the fine reflection. Very well done! Have a nice day
George

barrufeto_77 (25593) 2008-03-10 23:37

Hi Chris.

A nice homage to that sad event for sure! Nice reflections too!

Rgs, Oscar

keribar (42674) 2008-03-11 23:05

Hello Chris,
On my monitor the green seems a bit too saturated but having said that the picture is really very interesting and so is the story which tells us about this almost forgotten historical fact

Friendly yours- Izzet

toto (18539) 2008-03-12 1:21

Belle photo de ce superbe jardin qui doit aussi avoir de très beaux jets d' eaux lorsqu' ils sont alimenté en eau.
Jolies couleurs et beaux reflets des bords de ce jardin dans cette eau claire et bleu ciel comme les reflets de ce ciel justement.
Très bel effet de tous ces reflets.

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens.

rjb874 (595) 2008-03-12 16:14

It has a quintessential South Koreanesque style, concrete + grass + medium sized trees. Nicely landscaped. Well done.

mumek (17464) 2008-03-18 1:03

Good morning Chris!
Great view at the very well maintained Memorial Garden wiith nice different tones of green colours. Thanks for the interesting note
regards
ziggy