from summer to winter

On July 2022, I finally decided to buy another film rolls in order to take some pictures while I'm still in Korea. Most people said that sun rays in East Asia seems different, so I really want to take some pictures using an analog camera to see it. Well, I don't know whether it's because of the suggestion or not, but I feel that's true. As you can see in the photos below, the color seems more vibrant and the light gives a nice effect on the photos. This time, I tried Filmneverdie Kiro 400 and Kodak Portra 400. I can say I really love these two films and both are almost similar in terms of the result. I did the film development and scan in a small photo shop, 행복찾기, in Daejeon (South Korea) around the Jungang-ro area. I didn't know the price can be considered as cheap or not but the quality is good (it gives you high resolution!). Here are the results of my photos from summer to winter in Korea:

Filmneverdie Kiro 400

A bus in Gyeongsan
 

Haeundae Beach & Sky Capsule in Haeundae Beach

 

Cable car in Songdo Beach, Busan

 

Nampo, Busan & Pohang Baseball Stadium
 

Kodak Portra 400

A pavilion in Yeongildae Beach, Pohang

 

Namsan Seoul Tower & A traditional place in Jeonju

Streets in Jeonju Hanok Village

 

Yeongildae Beach, Pohang

 

It's such a great experience to use film camera in Korea. Definitely would try other film rolls!

All photos were taken by Fuji Vista AF Date

Spring 2022 ft. Rose Garden

This year is my first spring experience in Pohang! There's a river near to the area where I live and it's really nice. You can go for a walk or cycling near by the river (the road is so neat!). This afternoon I went to the river again and the roses were blooming. It's really pretty and it had a lot of different colors (and different smells!).

  

 

This place is called as "Hyeongsan-gang Jangmi-won" which means rose garden in Hyeongsan River. It is located besides the Hyeongsan River, in Hyoja, Pohang. There were a lot of people come to here to see those roses.

 

 

 

See those pretty colors! It's amazing to see how the roses have their own colors and characteristics. Don't worry if you do not know the species because there's an information board that will tell you about each roses (even their smell!).

 

 

 

 One of my favorites. It has gradient colors, how beautiful! 

 

Definitely a recommended place to visit in Pohang. It will be better if you know the season for blooming roses :) but if you just want to go cycling or having a picnic, Hyeongsan River is a nice place to visit. I'm kinda curious how it will be during autumn! (automatically mark my calendar to visit it again~).

Cheers,

Ainu

 

Shot on Samsung A51

another photo dump.

Presenting you the result of three different films;

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1st & 2nd photo: Fuji Superia Xtra 400

3rd, 4th, 5th: Kodak Colorplus 200

6th, 7th, 8th: Kodak Gold 200

I've tried two fuji films and two kodak films and I can conclude that fuji gives more saturation while kodak gives you warmer colors. I personally like Kodak Colorplus 200, it's really beautiful and works really well in daylight. Kodak Gold is nice too but it's a bit tricky (yes some of my photos were failed lol). I can't wait to try another film rolls (Kodak Ultramax & Kodak Vision 250d are already waiting in the line lol).

Camera: Fujifilm Vista AF Date

from in front of the lens.

I've been curious with analog camera since 2 years ago, but I couldn't afford to buy one that time. I decided to get my self a disposable camera instead and I loved it??? although most of my photos turned out not really great lol (yep, I rarely used the flash and I forgot it has low ISO...). Several months ago, I finally bought an analog camera and it's Fujifilm Vista AF Date. This one is quite good I think but I still have to practice to adjust the focus. I was so excited to try out  my very first analog camera and I used Fuji Industrial 100 roll film as its companion. Well, I actually planned to use Kodak Colorplus 200 at first, but I accidentally rewind it :( thankfully I still can save that roll for the future use!

In this post, I want to share you the result from both the disposable camera and the analog cam, and it's really interesting to see the differences (the color I mean!). Here are the photos that I took by using the disposable camera:

I took this one when I went to a village for a community service agenda.

 

 

Oh okay, I miss my campus.

 

 

And these one were from my analog camera. I just realized that I have an issue with the photo orientation with this cam and I have to learn it again, lol.

 

 

Personal favorite.

 

Another personal favorite.

 

I really love the color tone from the roll film! It's really beautiful with a bit greenish effect. Yes I took these photos in the middle of the pandemic. It was taken when I had to go to the nearest supermarket to buy my daily needs (in order to survive, ofc!) and somewhere around my office (yes, I still have to go to work). I can't wait to spend my next roll to see the color that it will bring ahaha. I guess that's the excitement of taking photos with analog cam, because we'll be so curious about the result and being super impatient to develop the roll lol.

 

Hope the situation will get better one day. Stay safe everyone! Don't forget to wear the mask and wash your hand frequently.

Cheers!

It's Time to Rest

It's been a while since I wrote something in here. Talking about the current situation, it's really hard to adapt to something we've neglected for a while. But I guess we can see at the bright side of this situation. It's really a great opportunity for us to take a deep breath, surround ourselves with our family, focus on something you need to do, take a rest. Even the earth is taking a rest now, right?

Most of my friends decided to take some online courses, which is a great thing to do. I want to but I can't find what interest me to study haha. I decided to focus on developing my Korean language or my writing skills. Yes, writing skills. It just come to my mind how I miss writing a story so badly (maybe, I can produce one story within this week?). Another activity that I like to do is journaling. I just found how that activity can really relieve my stress (plus seeing those aesthetic journals makes me feel at ease). Making some playlists is a great idea too or maybe you can just clean your place to make you more comfortable during this physical distancing era.

Whatever you do during this physical distancing situation, I hope you always find your own happiness. Don't forget to pay attention to others. Stay hydrated and healthy. This will over soon!

Oh and I present you my latest playlist (will update soon with more songs): anxiety distancing.

Going Abroad

Oh it's 2019 already and it's been months since my last post, haha!

Last month, I got an opportunity to do an internship in South Korea and I was super excited since it was my first experience to go abroad (+ study abroad). The reason why I applied for that program is to know how's the studying atmosphere in the other country (plus it's KR tho! if you know what I mean). I was so happy because I met some new friends and had an opportunity to go to another city around Pohang. 

These two photos are from the road in Pohang, near the Postech University area. Yeah, it was winter so it's kinda cloudy and that day was raining tho.

A downtown area near the Jungango Station in Daegu. 

Ramen from the underground Japanese restaurant in Daegu.

The view from the bus when I went to Busan from Pohang  

Roads in Busan, in front of the Kyungsung Univ. Station

It was a nice experience for me. South Korea is a beautiful country, I really love the road and the scenery, it's so pretty. I also had a chance to try almost all the type of transportations in KR (from taxi to KTX!!). Really grateful for having some reliable friends so that I could experience a nice internship session in KR. Hope I can go back for holiday tho hahaha.

Photos were taken using Samsung NX 3000.