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  "description": "Equipping my Fujifilm X-T50 with the XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR lens, I went for a spring outing and walk along Hongjecheon and Bulgwangcheon.",
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  "textContent": "Using the cold winter as an excuse, I've only been commuting between work and home, and I've started to feel a severe lack of exercise.\n\nWith the weather warming up, I quickly finished my chores and set out with the goal of walking to the Han River and back.\n\nWhile I was at it, I brought my camera along.\nToday's setup was the Fujifilm X-T50 paired with the XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR lens.\n\nDespite it being the weekend, there doesn't seem to be much traffic.\n\nIn the past, roads used to be clogged with cars heading out for leisure on weekends, but since the economy worsened, traffic jams feel subtly reduced.\n\nI plan to head towards Hongjecheon, visit Mangwon Han River Park, then go to Bulgwangcheon, and finally return home.\n\nWhen I went down to Hongjecheon, the forsythias were already in full bloom.\n\nThe recently popular Hongjecheon Waterfall begins to come into view.\n\nThanks to that cafe, Japanese YouTubers occasionally come to film there.\nFor over a decade, it was a rather peculiar place with just an artificial waterfall and nothing else around, undeveloped as a tourist spot, but since that cafe opened, it has become vibrant.\n\nThe waterfall is not one with a huge, refreshing cascade.\n\nHowever, it's quite cool in the summer, making it a good place to visit occasionally to escape the heat.\n\nFor some reason, the stream's waters are a bit dirty.\n\nIt seems like some maintenance work might be going on upstream.\n\nThe Hongjecheon walking path is built along the inner ring road.\n\nOne might say this is also quite unique, wouldn't they?\n\nBecause of this, it's quite shady in the summer, offering many places to rest.\n\nThe forsythias reflected in the water look like a watercolor painting.\n\nThere are quite a few stone bridges along the way that allow you to cross to the other side.\n\nAlthough they might look dangerous, I've never heard of anyone falling in and getting hurt.\n\nFor some reason, the forsythias seem to grow more abundantly the closer you get to the Han River.\n\nThat tongue drawing has been there for quite a while, and what's amazing is how someone managed to climb up there to do that graffiti.\n\nGiven that it hasn't been removed, it seems the district office quite likes it too.\n\nI thought it was a cherry blossom and took a picture on the way, but it turned out to be a plum blossom.\n\nI don't know much about plants, so everything that blooms like this in spring looks like a cherry blossom to me.\n\nThere are quite a few bridges visible along the way, which can also be considered a sight to see.\n\nI've often walked this path, but this was the first time I noticed a train track midway.\n\nCurious, I waited and took a few shots.\n\nThese seem to be trains coming in and out of Susaek Station, with both subways and trains sharing the same track.\n\nIt would be great if there were some sound from afar to secure a shutter chance, but they run so quietly that it's hard to catch them.\n\nWhat technology do they use that there's almost no rattling sound?\n\nThe X-T50's burst performance isn't bad, so I managed to capture a few decent shots.\n\nSeeing the KTX makes me want to pack my bags right here and leave for anywhere.\n\nSomeday, that day will come.\n\nIt seems there's still quite a bit of traffic towards Seongsan-dong.\n\nI pass by, thinking it would be better for them to just walk like me at that point.\n\nThe inner ring road runs overhead for quite a long stretch.\n\nThis promenade has an unusual number of exercise machines for seniors.\n\nNot only are there many machines, but there are always many users as well.\n\nEveryone is very diligent.\n\nAfter walking for a while, I arrived at Mangwon Han River Park.\n\nWhether it's a weekend or a weekday, there are always many people walking and cycling.\n\nIt's ironic that the online world is full of gloomy stories, as if the country is about to collapse, but the real world is quite the opposite and full of vitality.\n\nCarp in their spawning season are teeming, trying to go upstream.\n\nPerhaps because it's spawning season, they all look incredibly fat and huge.\n\nFor some reason, they're trying to get past that weir and go upstream. Why?\n\nForsythias are also quite bloomed in Han River Park, making it worth seeing.\n\nI bought a mango-flavored Welch's from a convenience store and had a drink.\n\nIt was my first time trying Welch's Zero, and also my first time trying the mango flavor.\n\nSince I consider OranC Pineapple to be the best fruit soda, Welch's Mango is just okay.\n\nIn Han River Park, an enormous number of people have already laid out mats and are relaxing.\n\nListening to the atmosphere inside and outside the country, news, and YouTubers, it might seem like everyone should be depressed, but in reality, that's not the case at all.\n\nThis is why people who only stay home and use the internet should come out into the world and see people directly.\n\nActually, if you just look at the sky, it was blue yesterday, but the fine dust concentration was enormous.\n\nToday, the fine dust concentration is low, but the weather is completely awful.\n\nI'm not sure if it's a Fujifilm characteristic, but even in broad daylight, if the weather is a bit cloudy, I use up to ISO 1,600 to secure a faster shutter speed.\n\nAnyway, raising the ISO in daylight doesn't smear the image or anything, but the unique sensor structure of Fujifilm cameras, which is the most distinctive among mirrorless cameras, still feels unfamiliar to me.\n\nI finally found cherry blossoms.\n\nIt seems they have just started blooming in a sunny spot.\n\nIf it doesn't rain this week, I think we'll be able to see \"popcorn\" cherry blossoms and sakura drops next weekend.\n\nSeeing this tree, I thought the pink cherry blossoms were really pretty, so I approached and pressed the shutter.\n\nIt's pretty, but the shape is somewhat strange.\n\nThese are called apricot blossoms.\n\nThey say plum blossoms and apricot blossoms are easily mistaken for cherry blossoms when seen from a distance.\n\nHowever, as I kept taking pictures, I found apricot blossoms to be quite beautiful too.\n\nNext spring, I'm thinking of finding a place with many apricot blossoms and going for a photo shoot before the cherry blossom season.\n\nIt seems I wasn't the only one mistaken; many people were taking selfies or phone pictures, saying how beautiful the cherry blossoms were.\n\nThe local specialty in our neighborhood is the \"Majung Cherry Blossom\" (Welcoming Cherry Blossom).\n\nThese \"Majung Cherry Blossoms\" also bloom almost at the same time as the Jinhae Gunhangje (Cherry Blossom Festival) opens.\n\nIt's truly fascinating, when these cherry blossoms fully bloom, cherry blossoms in Seoul begin to bloom a week later.\n\nThat's why they're called \"Majung Cherry Blossoms\" (Welcoming Cherry Blossoms); whoever named them did so very romantically.\n\nThe cherry blossoms are abundant, but it feels a bit bland with only one tree blooming profusely.\n\nCherry blossoms are truly spectacular when their petals fall simultaneously from many trees, but Seoul hasn't reached that stage yet.\n\nNevertheless, the reason I keep taking pictures like this is because it always rains before the peak of cherry blossoms in Seoul, causing all the petals to fall.\n\nTherefore, I took pictures with the mindset of \"let's capture them while I can, who knows what will happen next week.\"\n\nEven though these \"Majung Cherry Blossoms\" are quite a unique spot, many people still don't know about them.\n\nEven those taking photos here just marvel at them without knowing that these are the \"Majung Cherry Blossoms\" and that they bloom early every year.\n\nAnyway, seeing the \"Majung Cherry Blossoms\" bloom so profusely, I think I'll be able to enjoy the \"Sakura Drop\" at Bulgwangcheon next weekend.\n\nBut every time I take flower photos with a Fujifilm camera, I feel like the colors are a bit muted, perhaps because it's optimized for street photography. So, when I compare the results to the vibrant colors I got with Canon, it feels a bit subtle.\n\nThis is the most common composition I use when photographing Bulgwangcheon.\n\nIt's definitely one tone less vibrant than Canon.\n\nThis is just with JPG; if I use a RAW converter like Capture One, the contrast drops another tone.\n\nI tried it because it's said to express Fuji RAW the best, but the feeling is quite different.\n\nUsing FUJIFILM X RAW STUDIO is too slow to be practical, and Lightroom produces photos with a completely different feel, so I can't use it either... it's difficult.\n\nPerhaps because I've adapted to Canon's bright colors, these colors aren't really growing on me.\n\nWhen I was young, this stream was filled with trash, a dead stream.\n\nThere were no apartments beyond it either.\n\nI never imagined the world would change so much in the meantime; it's amazing.\n\nI really like this alley at the end of Bulgwangcheon.\n\nIt seems I take a picture of this spot every time I come.\n\nAfter not visiting Bulgwangcheon during winter, I came again recently and noticed quite a few small changes.\n\nIt's connected to Hongjecheon, but Bulgwangcheon seems to be developing a lot more than Hongjecheon.\n\nAfter walking for almost 5 hours, I started to feel hungry.\n\nIt's time to head home to have dinner and prepare for work tomorrow.",
  "title": "A Long-Awaited Outing to Hongjecheon and Bulgwangcheon With. fujifilm X-T50",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-11T13:41:00.174Z"
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