Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:
>
> Here's where the shot was taken:
>
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=hotel+koryo,+pyongyang&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&ll=39.007404,125.738783&spn=0.004018,0.006539&sll=
39.025652,125.757666&sspn=0.064278,0.104628&vpsrc=6&hq=hotel+koryo,&hnear=P%27y%C5%8Fngyang,+Pyongyang,+Cor%C3%A9e+du+N
ord&t=h&z=18
>
> Hotel Koryo (where most foreigners get to stay) is the reddish brown
> tower in the upper left, and the building with Kim Il-Sung's portrait is
> to the south east of there, just north of the green appartment building
> with a blue roof.  Unfortunately, The Great Leader's portrait is on the
> wall we can't see.
>
> What surprised me about this picture is that he was allowed to take a
> Canon 5D Mark II to North Korea.  Up until a few years ago, you weren't
> allowed anything that had a zoom and were limited to 1GB memory cards,
> to prevent spying or smuggling in propaganda.
>
> Anyone who wants to learn a little more about life in the DPRK should
> check out Eric Lafforgue or Kernbeiser's photostreams on Flickr.
> --
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So the matter of photography or rendering is settled. Unfortunatelly we cannot
settle the matter of the north-korean people which seems to be more severe I
ever imagined.

Regards,
Michael

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