CHANGGYEONGGUNG PALACE
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
IMAGE NUMBER 938
Changgyeonggung Palace in Seoul was built in 1483 by King Seongjong (the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty) to take care of the wives of the preceding kings. The Palace was mostly destroyed during the Japanese occupation of Korea but has since been reconstructed. This image is of a small shrine in the emperor's "secret garden" of the palace. The pond in front of the shrine is planted with lotus flowers.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 250th of a second and aperture F3.2. 45 mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.