Jagalchi Fish Market (Busan – July 2013)

Posted on August 15th, 2026 under Korea. Tags: busan, Jagalchi Fish Market, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600, people. Comments: None

Kim Jin-woo (김진우 – pitcher) and Lee Bum-ho (이범호 – 3b) for the Kia Tigers back in 2013

My random, desktop image of the day was this one. I tried to get A.I. to tell me who the players are, and the results were horrible. A.I. insisted this photo is from a MLB game, even after I told it who the teams were, the location, and the date.

Traditional search methods got me the answers I was looking for. Kim Jin-woo grew up in Gwangju before playing 13 seasons with his hometown team. Lee Bum-ho slugged 329 home runs during his 20-year career in the KBO. He went zero for six on this evening, though, and the game ended in a 4-4 tie so the Tigers could have really used one.

Posted on January 10th, 2026 under Korea. Tags: baseball, kia tigers, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on Not a KBO game (according to A.I.)

Jeju, South Korea – June 2013

Today’s photo was taken on the pier/boardwalk back from the red lighthouse.

Posted on August 15th, 2025 under Korea. Tags: jeju, night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, signs. Comments Off on Night walk on Jeju

Chungjangsa (South Korea)

Posted on June 26th, 2024 under Korea. Tags: Mount Mudeung National Park, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on 충장사

KIA Tigers professional baseball crowd

… Wheel me out to the car…

Did you know? At KBO games it’s not only a BYOB situation, you can actually bring in entire coolers loaded with ice and hard alcohol! In the above case, it appears the cooler is loaded with soju (소주) which is usually 20-40% alcohol and very inexpensive.

They actually have a beer-chugging contest on the dugout between innings. The winner receives a free case of beer and the applause of thousands.

Posted on February 9th, 2023 under Korea. Tags: beer, crowd, gwangju, kia tigers, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Wheel me out of the ball game…