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Captured!
Captured on the way to Sunday Brunch a couple weekends ago. However, I think he might have lost the bird!
Is your washing bright and white?
Another black and white image taken in the Yuyuan area of Shanghai.
Around Yuyuan, Shanghai
TIme for some black and white images. I’ve been working on these for a while and trying out different conversions from colour to black and white. Some comments would be helpful.
Protesting
15,000 police out in force just in case there were any problems following the funeral of South Korea’s ex-president. I have been wondering whether it was worth it??!!
15000 Police on duty in Seoul, May 2009
Scores of police buses were parked bumper to bumper in the city center. Riot police with shields stood guard at corners and subway exits.
Police declined to comment on security operations. Yonhap news agency said more than 20,000 riot police will be mobilized when the funeral procession rolls through the city center to a historic palace.
Police out in force in Seoul
South Korea Friday deployed 15,000 riot police in central Seoul as the funeral of former President Roh Moo-Hyun began, amid fears a national outpouring of grief would spark anti-government protests.
That many police all waiting patiently was quite an amazing site. Along every roadside, every corner, one could become a little nervous!
Sea of Yellow
Downtown Seoul was a sea of yellow, a colour associated with Roh, as tearful supporters tied thousands of balloons to police barriers along the funeral route. People release balloons during the public funeral of former South Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun on May 29, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.
Roh Moo-hyun’s funeral procession in Seoul
People bid farewell as a hearse carrying a coffin containing the body of deceased former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun moves on a street during the funeral for Roh in Seoul May 29, 2009. Tearful South Koreans lined the country’s streets on Friday for a glimpse of a hearse carrying the body of former Mr [...]
Seoul :: Funeral Images
Anger mixed with sorrow as hundreds of thousands of South Koreans — mothers pushing strollers, businessmen and long-haired artists — flooded into the streets Friday to mourn the death of an ex-president who some say was driven to suicide by political rivals.
This week features images from the funeral, as well as images from around Seoul.
Recent Posts
- Building China :: unfinished road with family September 5, 2010This is currently one of my favourite images and represents life in the suburbs of Shanghai. There has been frantic construction going on for several years now to place Shanghai in the best infrastructure position possible. The domestic Hong Qiao Airport recently opened a brand new terminal and this happened in conjunction with a new [...]
- Suzhou Street Life II September 4, 2010A couple bikes parked by a wall in Mu Du, near Suzhou, China. Seen best in black and white :: June 2010
- Suzhou Street Life September 3, 2010Exposing for the highlights gives this one a darker feel and it’s just what I wanted to be able to show the busy atmosphere at one of the bus stops in the centre of Suzhou. Seen in Suzhou, China :: June 2010
