We made it to the lantern parade this past weekend, which was held in honor of Buddha’s Birthday which falls on May 17. I knew that Buddhism was one of the religions practiced by Koreans, but I had no idea the extent to which it is practiced. There were Buddhist monks throughout the entire parade, including these and many other women.
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If you are in Korea and not Korean, get ready to have your photo taken. If you are a white skinned, blonde haired child, be prepared to be stalked by a herd of cameras almost any time you leave your apartment. If you are a Korean taking my child’s photo, be prepared to have your photo taken as well! We went to the Lantern Festival last weekend. At the parade we sat in the section for foreigners. It’s fabulous because it was a reserved area (no fighting the crowds for a spot on the curb) and because we got real seats. Sweet! The kids seem to have paid our admission to this coveted area in photos.
EMAIL POST TO FRIEND SUBSCRIBE (RSS)I love it! This was going to be my photo too this week (well, not him- a different kid photographer. There were so many!) Your photo is much better. 
When Teresa, Erin and I headed out to the lantern festival I jokingly said, “Maybe we will run into someone we know” Not likely among the thousands! I followed it up saying that there were many times in NYC I would run into people I knew in Times Square. Then we ran into you guys that night! So funny! I love all of your photos on this blog and I love reading all of the stories behind them!
(Amber was lamenting last weekend about how saddened she was by the recent dearth of iPhone pictures posted by me. So I promised to post one today. You are very welcome, Amber!)
My husband and I recently went out to dinner at a moderately popular pizza place in Songtan. The place has an “artisan pizza” vibe, with prices to match. I ordered the “rucola” pizza (mostly because I like arugula and correctly suspected “rucola” was a covert name) and “fresh squeezed lemonade.” When my drink arrived, I quickly realized that my lemonade was actually a cocktail of 7-UP and pure lemon juice. Thus, despite its beautiful lines and nice, fat straws, it was, sadly, undrinkable.
Fortunately, the pizza was much better.
EMAIL POST TO FRIEND SUBSCRIBE (RSS)Ummmm, I’m pretty sure you owe us one more!
I agree. It’s week 34 now. It drives me BONKERS when the numbers are off. And gee, thanks SO much for the iphone photo! You are too sweet.
It drives me bonkers when the title hyphen spacing is off. So now we’re even!
Seoul Friendship Fair took place this past weekend and we decided to go and visit; lured mainly by the knowledge that a certain African country that is near and dear to my heart would likely have a booth there. Upon exiting the subway, we were greeted by more foreigners than I even knew existed in Korea. It was pretty awesome to see so many skin tones in what is typically a non-diverse nation. The festivities included performances from the different countries as well as Korea. My favorite part though was the food booths. Each country had their own booth where they sold some of the foods typical of their home countries. We enjoyed food from Brazil, Spain, Turkey, and Nepal. And true to the name of the festival, I even met a new friend!
EMAIL POST TO FRIEND SUBSCRIBE (RSS)I love this picture more and more each time I see it. The light, the wind blowing her skirt. Beautiful.
This is absolutely beautiful. It gives the feeling of peace and quiet, though I doubt those accompanied this picture at the time!
One of my goals this year was to learn how to do HDR photography. There’s a good explanation here, but essentially it’s when you take at least 3 photos at different exposures and put them all together. It takes the best from each image and gives almost a surreal looking photo with tons of detail. My first attempts at HDR were on our Jejudo vacation. Jejudo is a beautiful island off of the southern most tip of South Korea. It was a beautiful place to do a little photographic experimenting. This particular photo is 5 images put together.
EMAIL POST TO FRIEND SUBSCRIBE (RSS)This is very cool, Jess.
So very cool!!!
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Amazing that we have to go to such great lengths to recreate detail the way God created our eyes to see it!
Amber, Jess and I were saying the same thing. Our brains are able to make all those adjustments in real time as we look at something. Amazing!
I really like the pictures and posts! All three photographers have a different color and perspective!
So THAT’S what HDR photography is. Had no idea it was labor intensive. Beautiful shot.
Nice shot. No big water fights? In Thailand it is usually a wet celebration.
While Buddha isn’t my cup o’tea, I sure wish I could have the freedom of that hairdo!