Leaving the Old Photo

Photographer’s Note

I was originally after some atmospheric black and white shots from this part of town but came away with this rather charming color shot.

The building on the right is one of the few remaining buildins of the old section of the neighborhood (run down by anyone's standards) and the ones in the backround are the newer ones built to replace.

I toyed with a black and white conversion, but would have lost the colour of the older building and the contrast between old and new.

kiks, macondo, gelor, rjb874, MLINES, BlkDaffyDuck, doubay, qpochet, Luan, scalerman, edytungkal has marked this note useful

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jimmj63 (767) 2007-10-15 5:26

terrible! i remember similar picture about roma's suburbs in 60'.
similar skyscrapers, similar poor people, similar no roads and similar old building.
ciao, giacomo

papy64 (0) 2007-10-15 5:32

En couleur c'est très, très bien.
L'image parle toute seule, on se croirait presque à Rio. Une bonne photo de reportage.
François

vagabondtravels (6097) 2007-10-15 5:41

Hi Will

Great wide angle. A very menacing sky. The new verse the old. I like the woman and child ducking under the plank providing some action. Good work.
Ben

kiks (5987) 2007-10-15 5:51

Hi Will, what a contrast. Twoo complety diffrent worlds beside each other and your image show us that wel.
TFS
KIKs

macondo (12985) 2007-10-15 6:33

Well, it is nearly b/w, and the touches of colour look great, so good choice that you made. I like the viewpoint which makes the city skyscrapers loom up to look immense and threatening, dwarfing the people. The light in this one is extraordinary, and the line of people contributes to the perspective effect. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

gelor (3224) 2007-10-15 7:42

Bonjour,
Une excellente image instantanée ! Couleurs, composition, profondeur de champ : impeccable.
Gérard

vapours (7913) 2007-10-15 8:38

This is an excellent image Will, perfect exposure throughout the image and the gloomy clouds add a unique atmosphere. Quite strong symbolism with the people walking towards the skyscrapers.

Newair (321) 2007-10-15 13:45

I like the strong contrast in subjects between the fore (people, disbanded buildings) to the background (skyscrapers - which, now that i look...seem to be abandoned as well). The skyscrapers in the background share a rare uniformity among buildings in that they lack the finishing veneers of glass and color. Instead, they feel as though they are one concrete entity. good work, sharp. The sky adds a lot as well. TFS

rjb874 (595) 2007-10-15 20:43

The whole pic really sums up South Korea in one frame doesn't it(!): The old and the new; the demolition of the past for the future; modernity and tradition - it's all there and I think a great picture for Trek Earth. Well done Will!

dvlazar (6468) 2007-10-16 16:34

Hi Will,

I like the contrast of the built up and the knocked down. Its almost like its half black and white anyway - with that grey corner half of the photo. Very interesting.
Cheers,
Dave

MLINES (10842) 2007-10-16 17:47

Hi Will,
Ideal perspective to show the rise of the Asia construction industry. The upward angle emphasises this point. TFS. Murray.

BlkDaffyDuck (385) 2007-10-18 22:14

Hello Will,

Very nice shot of this building city.
Composition and colors are very good and the grey sky contrast very well with the light on the building.

Regards,
Damien.

doubay (5023) 2007-10-19 1:42

Hi Will!
This is a very nice shot, which gives a very interesting insight into modern life in South Korea. The people walking towards the new made skyscrapers generate a fantastic symbolism. Great idea!
I wonder though, why they build in this way. Is building land scarce (like in Japan)? Usually we find this type of compressed housing in developing countries with high population density and accumulated needs (like China for example). I though that South Korea has exceeded that development phase long time ago.
Regards
Andreas

yanseiler (20) 2007-10-19 4:57

Hi Will, nicely put together, this row heading to the buildings is great, many details, it's beautiful...

qpochet (1378) 2007-10-21 9:14

Hi Will,

Very impressive POV with that view on the modern skyscrapers contrasting with the scenery on the foreground. The atmosphere created by the threatening sky is great as well. Interesting note.
Well done.
Quentin.

Luan (15935) 2007-10-21 23:13

In this vacant lot will grow up some iron giants...your picture is really nice, it looks like an human exodus, they look after the civilization...Amazing urban landscape Will
Well taken
Luan

dcawker (5665) 2007-10-22 6:08

Excellent perspective, light, and great title too! Really great shot here!! Regards, Doug

scalerman (25633) 2007-10-22 6:29

Ah Will: I'm on the road and I hate the internet. But I hit your title page. What a proletarian nightmare/dream you've snagged here. Taking the wide-angle and doing the best you can with what you've got. best, c

testmaniac (11832) 2007-10-22 7:37

Hi Will, very nice and colorful shot! I like it!

TFS

Philip

marietom (31780) 2007-10-26 2:30

Hi Will,
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Photo originale, où deux mondes se côtoient...
Bien vu, le contraste entre les bâtiments neufs, et la zone ancienne en démolition ?
Marie

edytungkal (4517) 2007-11-08 0:30

I like this shot Will, so interesting to see a contrast comparison between old and new building. I like how you have added many walking people, it make a nice symetry from these vertical skycrappers.
Very nice....thanks

daniel

Greg1949 (8507) 2007-12-03 18:09

Will, I think this is Orwellian, great capture.

Greg

CaptainJack (0) 2007-12-12 20:58

Hi Will, coming to this one really late but glad I caught it (was browsing through the Korea folder after I learned today I will be visiting the country again next month). Like this transition all-in-one you've achieved here, making that long walk to the modern world from these run down dwellings really stand out. I think the uphill path the people are taking also adds to this effect. Though the ominous grey clouds makes me wonder if the modern side is really all that much better...