Chikso Waterfall
My first adventure in Korea.
Buddhist Temple
Gunsan City
Here are some of my amateur editing skills:
Monday, March 5, 2012
Korea: The Final Shots
I suppose I need to stop being lazy and write another post. Now that I'm back in the states, I'm so preoccupied of daily things most Americans take for granted. It's great being back in the states, but honestly, I've learned so much about photography during my short tour in Korea and that is one of the very few things I'm actually proud of. Here are my final shots from Korea.
Chikso Waterfall
My first adventure in Korea.
Buddhist Temple
Gunsan City
Here are some of my amateur editing skills:
Chikso Waterfall
My first adventure in Korea.
Buddhist Temple
Gunsan City
Here are some of my amateur editing skills:
Monday, December 26, 2011
Washington D.C.
After 3 months of not having access to all my photos, I was finally able to extract them from my broken computer. It was a reviving moment; I now feel complete once again.
Last Christmas, my husband and I decided we wanted to take a trip to Washington D.C. since neither one of us had ever been there. And because we were both stationed in South Carolina and D.C. was only about an 8 hour drive, we'd thought it was the perfect opportunity to head up there. We were only up there for a day so we weren't able to go to all the museums, but the ones that we went to were amazing!
This was our first stop: The Smithsonian Castle. This is basically just an information hub of all the other Smithsonian museums.
The statue in front of the Castle.
The Washington Monument. We didn't actually go up there; this was the closest we got to it. Probably one of the best views too, so I can't complain.
The Capitol Building. It was hard trying to get shots without people in them, but I did it! One of my favorite shots!
Woolly Mammoth and little creatures beside it. I forget what those were. This was taken at the Natural History Museum.
A crocheted version of a coral reef which was also at the Natural History Museum.
The Solar System. Pluto was part of the display, but for some reason I didn't include it. How ironic.
I think this is a display of all the planes of WWI and WWII. I forget.
Another display of planes.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise. This thing was huge! I don't know why I thought it would be smaller.
Space Shuttle engines.
They had a display of all the things astronauts do in space and how they eat and poop. Here is space scrabble.
I just thought this was cool. They actually had a lot of displays of different cameras. They even had displays of machine gun cameras. That's right, I said it: Machine Gun Cameras.
Last but not least, SR-71. One of the main reasons why we visited the National Air and Space Museum.
I believe we only went to 3 museums, but they had a ton there! We didn't even get to see the White House because we ran out of time, but it just gives us another reason to head up there another time!
Last Christmas, my husband and I decided we wanted to take a trip to Washington D.C. since neither one of us had ever been there. And because we were both stationed in South Carolina and D.C. was only about an 8 hour drive, we'd thought it was the perfect opportunity to head up there. We were only up there for a day so we weren't able to go to all the museums, but the ones that we went to were amazing!
This was our first stop: The Smithsonian Castle. This is basically just an information hub of all the other Smithsonian museums.
The statue in front of the Castle.
The Washington Monument. We didn't actually go up there; this was the closest we got to it. Probably one of the best views too, so I can't complain.
The Capitol Building. It was hard trying to get shots without people in them, but I did it! One of my favorite shots!
Woolly Mammoth and little creatures beside it. I forget what those were. This was taken at the Natural History Museum.
A crocheted version of a coral reef which was also at the Natural History Museum.
The Solar System. Pluto was part of the display, but for some reason I didn't include it. How ironic.
I think this is a display of all the planes of WWI and WWII. I forget.
Another display of planes.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise. This thing was huge! I don't know why I thought it would be smaller.
Space Shuttle engines.
They had a display of all the things astronauts do in space and how they eat and poop. Here is space scrabble.
I just thought this was cool. They actually had a lot of displays of different cameras. They even had displays of machine gun cameras. That's right, I said it: Machine Gun Cameras.
Last but not least, SR-71. One of the main reasons why we visited the National Air and Space Museum.
I believe we only went to 3 museums, but they had a ton there! We didn't even get to see the White House because we ran out of time, but it just gives us another reason to head up there another time!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
DMZ
Ok, so my computer broke last month because I dropped it and it landed on the side where my memory card was sticking out and got shoved inside my computer cracking my motherboard. You know, I thought I had backed up all my pictures (the only thing that I care about), but apparently, I didn't backup any of the photos I took in 2011. I don't think my hard drive is damaged, but I haven't extracted them yet. So I'm going to have to post my recent trip to the DMZ last weekend, instead of my Washington D.C. trip. Kinda sad about that.
As you all probably know, the DMZ is short for demilitarized zone. Located in the 38th parallel that separates North Korea from South Korea. I've been there twice before but I thought it'd be nice to go again for an awesome picture opportunity and also to refresh my memory.
Our first stop was at a tourist attraction called Imjingak.
This here is the peace bell. I'm not sure if it actually brings peace between the two nations, but I suppose if it did, they wouldn't hate each other so much, would they?
They had a bunch of ribbons hanging on this fence. I should've paid attention to what the tour guide was saying before we got out the bus, but she didn't know very good english. I'm assuming these ribbons represent either people that have been separated during the war or have experienced the separation of the two nations.. hmmm... I wonder..
And here is the freedom bridge! This bridge was the link between the cities Panmunjom and Seoul. During the war, all the South Korean soldiers that were captured, were released on this bridge.
I found lilly pads underneath the bridge!
At the end of the bridge were more ribbons. Not sure what that means in Korean, but it was written on 9/11. How ironic.
We went to a train station that connects from South Korea to the Capital of North Korea. I'm sure it's not used right now, but I believe it was the same train that allowed thousands of South Koreans to visit their relatives in North Korea a few years back. This is just a wall of names I found at the train station.
I really didn't like this picture but I wanted to show the actual North Korea/South Korea sides. The building in the background is a North Korean building. The guards facing them are South Koreans and they're required to stay in the the Tae Kwon Do ready position. The blue building on the left side is where they negotiate. You can actually see the line dividing North and South Korea. South Korean side has the rocks, whereas the North Korean side doesn't. Apparently, South Korea offered them rocks to put down there, but North Korea refused, saying that accepting gifts from South Korea would be a sign of weakness. So they just have dirt.
Overall, it was an interesting trip. I wish I had gotten more pictures, but they only allow you to take pictures of certain things in certain places, limiting us on all the cool stuff we could've taken. Highly recommend going on this trip if you're ever in Korea.
As you all probably know, the DMZ is short for demilitarized zone. Located in the 38th parallel that separates North Korea from South Korea. I've been there twice before but I thought it'd be nice to go again for an awesome picture opportunity and also to refresh my memory.
Our first stop was at a tourist attraction called Imjingak.
This here is the peace bell. I'm not sure if it actually brings peace between the two nations, but I suppose if it did, they wouldn't hate each other so much, would they?
They had a bunch of ribbons hanging on this fence. I should've paid attention to what the tour guide was saying before we got out the bus, but she didn't know very good english. I'm assuming these ribbons represent either people that have been separated during the war or have experienced the separation of the two nations.. hmmm... I wonder..
And here is the freedom bridge! This bridge was the link between the cities Panmunjom and Seoul. During the war, all the South Korean soldiers that were captured, were released on this bridge.
I found lilly pads underneath the bridge!
At the end of the bridge were more ribbons. Not sure what that means in Korean, but it was written on 9/11. How ironic.
We went to a train station that connects from South Korea to the Capital of North Korea. I'm sure it's not used right now, but I believe it was the same train that allowed thousands of South Koreans to visit their relatives in North Korea a few years back. This is just a wall of names I found at the train station.
I really didn't like this picture but I wanted to show the actual North Korea/South Korea sides. The building in the background is a North Korean building. The guards facing them are South Koreans and they're required to stay in the the Tae Kwon Do ready position. The blue building on the left side is where they negotiate. You can actually see the line dividing North and South Korea. South Korean side has the rocks, whereas the North Korean side doesn't. Apparently, South Korea offered them rocks to put down there, but North Korea refused, saying that accepting gifts from South Korea would be a sign of weakness. So they just have dirt.
Overall, it was an interesting trip. I wish I had gotten more pictures, but they only allow you to take pictures of certain things in certain places, limiting us on all the cool stuff we could've taken. Highly recommend going on this trip if you're ever in Korea.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Road Trip: Mt Rushmore, the Grand Canyon and everything in between
I just realized that I really didn't take pictures in California, even though it was a big part of the road trip. I do have pictures of Mt Rushmore and the Grand Canyon! There are only so many angles you take with these locations...
When we arrived here, I was impressed, but thought it would actually be bigger.. heh.
I'm actually not sure if I took this picture or if my husband took it. I suppose I shouldn't take credit for it if I'm not even sure if I took it. It is an awesome picture though.
First time we saw snow in the entire road trip was in Nevada. Or at least I think it was Nevada..
This was probably one of the most challenging photos I've taken. I couldn't get a good photo for the life of me. I'm not even really impressed with this one. I'm not sure if it was because of the location, or if it was because it was literally 20 degrees and I couldn't move my fingers.
Hopefully next time we'll be able to hike down there.
When we arrived here, I was impressed, but thought it would actually be bigger.. heh.
I'm actually not sure if I took this picture or if my husband took it. I suppose I shouldn't take credit for it if I'm not even sure if I took it. It is an awesome picture though.
First time we saw snow in the entire road trip was in Nevada. Or at least I think it was Nevada..
This was probably one of the most challenging photos I've taken. I couldn't get a good photo for the life of me. I'm not even really impressed with this one. I'm not sure if it was because of the location, or if it was because it was literally 20 degrees and I couldn't move my fingers.
Hopefully next time we'll be able to hike down there.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Road Trip: Minnesota
After my deployment, my husband and I decided to take one long road trip from South Carolina to Minnesota, to California and then back to South Carolina. I did most of the sleeping while my husband did most of the driving and we were both completely content with our roles in this massive road trip. This trip was my first time ever in Minnesota. And let's just say that people up north really left an impression on me, but I loved it. We were there around October, and my husband kept telling me it's not as beautiful as it is in the summer time, but when we stopped to take pictures of Lake Superior, I couldn't believe how beautiful this place was. Here are some photos to prove it:
One of my first views of Lake Superior. Lake Superior is basically an ocean, I don't care what anyone says.
Lake Superior, without the lake... It was kinda hard to not take a good picture here.
Another view of Lake Superior.
Here are some non Lake Superior shots:
My husband said that he'll take me up here during the summer time so we could jump off the cliff. HAH! I'm deathly afraid of heights. We did end up going up to Minnesota in the summer this year, but the water was too low to actually jump off of it, or at least I think it was.
I don't believe there is any sand on the Lake Superior beaches which just amazes me because it's not a beach at all.. WHERE'S THE SAND?! Instead, they have these rocks, and people actually go barefoot, I don't know how..
One of our hiking paths. We literally couldn't keep up with my mother-in-law.
There weren't many flowers around this time of the year, but these little purple flowers were randomly everywhere.
My husband and I were driving around looking for moose since I've never seen a live one. I know it's a little scary but we were going to stay in the car and then eventually run away from it. We ended up finding his friend Randy's cabin in the woods instead.
My husband's friends, Jeff and Honor, lived out in Isabella which is literally out in the middle of nowhere. I've never seen so many stars in the sky ever in my life. Their dog would get so excited whenever someone would come in their driveway so he would just sit there and wait.
One of my first views of Lake Superior. Lake Superior is basically an ocean, I don't care what anyone says.
Lake Superior, without the lake... It was kinda hard to not take a good picture here.
Another view of Lake Superior.
Here are some non Lake Superior shots:
My husband said that he'll take me up here during the summer time so we could jump off the cliff. HAH! I'm deathly afraid of heights. We did end up going up to Minnesota in the summer this year, but the water was too low to actually jump off of it, or at least I think it was.
I don't believe there is any sand on the Lake Superior beaches which just amazes me because it's not a beach at all.. WHERE'S THE SAND?! Instead, they have these rocks, and people actually go barefoot, I don't know how..
One of our hiking paths. We literally couldn't keep up with my mother-in-law.
There weren't many flowers around this time of the year, but these little purple flowers were randomly everywhere.
My husband and I were driving around looking for moose since I've never seen a live one. I know it's a little scary but we were going to stay in the car and then eventually run away from it. We ended up finding his friend Randy's cabin in the woods instead.
My husband's friends, Jeff and Honor, lived out in Isabella which is literally out in the middle of nowhere. I've never seen so many stars in the sky ever in my life. Their dog would get so excited whenever someone would come in their driveway so he would just sit there and wait.
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