Traffic Mirror

 

Traffic Mirror, Yongchon

A couple of weeks ago I rode my bicycle around a flooded reservoir and in places found myself halfway up to my spokes in muck. The mud dried, but, as I live in an apartment complex, I had no way to wash the tyres after I got home.

A few days ago I was out in the countryside and went to have a look at the weir on Yongchon Brook. I noticed that the water on the lower side of the barrier was about the depth of the mud on my bicycle tyres so I went across. The rushing water took away most of the dirt. 

Neither the brook nor the weir is in the photo above. The traffic mirror is at the top of the path that leads down to the water and I stopped there to check the state of my bicycle and see what sort of composition I could make with the reflection. 

Autumn Rice Fields

Yongchon is not far from my apartment and I can take side roads there to avoid the maniacs in cars. The area is mostly rice fields and I rarely see anyone on the narrow concrete roads built for tractors and cultivators. It's a great place to ride my bicycle, enjoy the silence, and make a few photos.

Autumn is an especially beautiful time to be in the area. The ripe rice plants are golden-green and even the cut fields are photogenic. Most people head to the mountains to enjoy the autumn foliage, but I prefer to avoid the hiking crowd. Why would I go up the mountain with hundreds of noisy people when I can have acres and acres of fields to myself?