photo a day #156 - chaos and symmetry
8/01/2009
photo a day #149 - new years on nami island
1/01/2009
i decided to do something different this new years. i headed to nami island to take photos. i headed to the island on wednesday and returned thursday afternoon. i got about half a dozen good photos during the trip. it was really cold though, which i didn’t enjoy too much. at night the island was really quiet. i ended up sleeping most of the night, waking up for midnight, and going back to sleep. at 5.40am i tried going out to do some low light shooting, but the whole island was pitch black … so i gave up and went back to bed … lol. overall, though, it was a good trip. i’m glad i went.
weekend on an island
14/09/2008
i didn’t spend the whole weekend on an island, but yesterday i did go to nami island for a look around. actually, i’m surprised that i’d never heard of nami island before. it’s become quite famous amongst koreans, partly because of the drama that was filmed there called ‘winter sonata’. anyway, it’s a small island in the middle of the river near cheun cheon. there’s not very much to do, but i did enjoy walking around the island (took about an hour) and taking photos … however, i forgot to take my leica out of my bag, so i have no b&w shots! 
after nami island, i headed to another near by area and stayed the night. the next morning i went to a place called ‘morning calm’. it was quite calm … but actually it was just a big flower and botanical garden. some of the features were nice and it was fun to walk around, but i didn’t really get many shots i liked. i headed back to seoul this afternoon.
nami island was pretty cool, and i’ve decided to go back there in winter. when there is some snow on the ground, i think the island would be quite beautiful. so i’m keen to have another crack at photographing it.
i’m looking forward to a much needed rest day tomorrow. my stomach has been playing up on me, and after eating spicy chicken yesterday, i’ve not been feeling the best.