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Friday, September 21, 2007

Angkor wat trip - Day 3




We woke up early in the wanted to see the sunrise, again it was not what we have expected, also a disappointed morning.. and kind of wasted our effort. Haha! After breakfast we continue our visit to Preah Khan, Neek Pean, Ta Som then back to Angkor Wat in the afternoon. Angkor Wat also known as "Little Angkor", which was built by King Suryavarman II. The carvings are much more beautiful and detail as compared to Angkor Thom. This king was installed when he was 18 years old. Took him about 30 years to build Angkor Wat. All building and temple in Angkor area are stacks with big stones first then only start the carving works.
My camera battery was running out when i was at Angkor Wat 3rd level, too bad cannot take more photos at the highest point. As we are walking out from Angkor Wat, the rain starts...

p/s: (*) - click the photo for detail info.

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11 Comments:

Anonymous Tang Soi Fung said...

hmm.. very nice set of photos... btw what camera u r using?

25/9/07 10:44 AM

 
Anonymous Richie Tong said...

thanks. i am using Canon IXUS 60. All the sunrise photos are taken with manual mode with the seting of ISO200, EV +2 and flash off, then the camera auto adjust the shutter speed. I know some of the photos i have taken is too high EV.

25/9/07 12:57 PM

 
Anonymous Gwi Laura said...

O_O ok... for climbing up... but how you get down !!

12/12/07 7:16 PM

 
Anonymous Richie Tong said...

no problem, there is another stair, which have smaller steps for ppl get down...

12/12/07 7:23 PM

 
Anonymous Richie Tong said...

This is the stair for ppl to get down from level 3. We were told that this stair was built (sponsored) by a tourist after his wife passed away because of falling down from this stiff stair. It is just fit for one person to come down and have a small steel bar by the side for you to hold. Anyway, Cambodia government is considering to close the level 3 for tourist visiting.

12/12/07 7:32 PM

 
Anonymous Gwi Laura said...

oh... yes... sounds better now ! :D

12/12/07 7:32 PM

 
Anonymous Lux Lux said...

wowww....nice shot!!
made me want to go there right now!!

14/12/07 11:15 AM

 
Anonymous Richie Tong said...

thanks..
go go go... is a very nice place to visit..
enjoy the view and understand the culture.. also not forgetting the romantic sunrise and sunset.. haha!

My blog http://richietong.multiply.com/journal/item/15 have more information about our trip. enjoy!!!

14/12/07 2:09 PM

 
Anonymous Newimage Photography Studio Desmond Lee said...

Wow!

6/11/08 10:28 AM

 
Anonymous Newimage Photography Studio Desmond Lee said...

Very nice photo.

6/11/08 10:29 AM

 
Anonymous Richie Tong said...

thanks for your compliments. This was taken when the sky is still dark, just play ard with the EV gain and ISO to experiment, end up the results were not that bad.

7/11/08 10:58 AM

 

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