Garden of Memories

I joined my friends last 15th of December 2013 to photograph a place in Seoul - The Seoul National Cemetery. We went there early in the morning, it was so cold with below 0 degree celcius temperature. It was still dark that time and we could't almost see the extent of the place. Our flashlights were so small that it only reaches a few meters away. Being in that dark cold place, something came up in my mind, "The Walking Dead". Well, anyways, in that early morning there were several oldies? walking around the area.

After a while, I decided to separate from them and start looking for any interesting place. We all got separated from each other.

There is not much in it because everything seems to be the same. Everywhere you look at, right, left, front and back. All have the same rectangular stones. But of course the character written on it are not. I kept walking and walking until I reached the end of it, and still have the same looks. That moment, I'm starting to realize that the picture I will be taking will be a challenge. How will I frame it? How will I get the shot? So many questions in my mind. But, I have to take all the possible views and take that opportunity to present this place in a nice way.

Thus, it made me realize that life is so short. Each stone standing still commensurate a life served once. We may not know each of its story. But, we can be sure that each of those stone left a memory to be cherished.

Camera: Nikon D5100
Lens: Tamron f2.8 17-50 Non-VC
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/400
f-stop: f8
Software: Photoshop Cs6/Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

Seoul National Cemetery