Didn't mean to HDR!!! : (

[ifly223]

On my lil photo outing last weekend I came out of the Yongsan Train Station/iPark Mall (5 story mall with two floors devoted to camera gear next to a train station). Pic one is coming out of the third floor to a unique view (photo op). Went down the stairs/escalator to a large mezanine (however you spell it). Anyway, more unique photo ops of the Yongsan skyline. It a very overcast day as we had a spell of Monsoon weather come through the day before. Through the view finder things looked fine until I got back to Camp Stanley. Everything in the foreground was fine and as it faded back it took a twist into the cartoonish. It started to look HDRish, to compensate I add one very small level of saturation, contrast and sharpening in CS2. It wound up pretty neat. Didn't mean to but, wound up with a normal forground and HDR looking background without using HDR.LOL Love how photography gives ya cool stuff when ya didn't even ask for it. : )
PS: Was using a D5100 and 18-55 kit lens mainly in manual or A mode. Gotta hand it to Nikon, best kit lens I have ever seen. Just a rookie having fun.

[TXForesterII]

Originally Posted by ifly223

(5 story mall with two floors devoted to camera gear next to a train station).

They know how to do things. Most of the brick and mortar camera stores around here are gone.

I like the composition in the first shot. The structure in the top left balanced with the flags in the lower right, and the clump of trees in the middle.

[Daniel Bates]

What level of camera gear did they have there? I'd love to visit the Korean B & H, if it's just a quick train ride away!

[ifly223]

Originally Posted by Daniel Bates

What level of camera gear did they have there? I'd love to visit the Korean B & H, if it's just a quick train ride away!

Every Nikon or Canon you can imagine, lenses to.

[pandi09]

Hey, I am in Seoul as well. I know exactly where those pictures are! I love i'park mall.

[ifly223]

Originally Posted by pandi09

Hey, I am in Seoul as well. I know exactly where those pictures are! I love i'park mall.

ipark mall can be dangerous (in a good way) with all those camera vendors. going there this weekend.

[pandi09]

I was there as well. I bought a new tripod and bag. I wanted to buy a new lens but they weren't in the mood for haggling.