Independence Day

A Photo from last year.

My First HDR Attempt

Banan Temple, Battambang. It looks a bit blurry as the three shots with different exposure were taken without a tripod. Probably there is a better process to render it. I just simply do not know how-to.

Norry- Bamboo Train of Cambodia

Norry is very well advertised both in guidebooks and at hotels or guesthouses frequented by tourists. It is even included in the top ten experiences highlighted by well-loved Lonely Planet, and was my last experience amongst the ten. An approximate one hour ride can cause you about 15 bucks per lorry if you are a tourist. Khmers will receive some discount, 8 dollars in my case. Since it became a big tourism draw in Battambang, I guess the locals can generate pretty good incomes from the service. If the project to bring back Cambodia train is on tracks, this service will come to an end in a few years from now.

It is faster than I thought. The driver said there are failures sometime. No guarantee.

A Lorry from opposite direction. As an unspoken rule, when two nollies reaches intersection on this single track, the norry with less passengers or loads need to be dismantled and make the way for the heavier one to move on.

We got off at the same place where we started the ride. It is a returned trip.

Another Building Rescued

Freshly Taken today’s evening. This building was abandoned for some period of times.

About two years ago in July 2007.

Unbeatable Smile of Cambodian Kids

I find the innocent smile of Cambodian rural kids with their sparkling eyes is not something to be beaten. I seldom fail to see them through my viewfinder whenever I have chance to. Here are two of my favorites from my recent trip to a remote school in Siem Reap.

A board smile from her heart. I did smile too, though not as board as hers, when I saw this photo on my LCD monitor.

A very soft smile when she touched music instrument, recorder, for the first time in her life. Children of developed countries may take music lesson for granted, but it is not the case for kids in Cambodia, especially at school in rural area.

Rivers of Stung Treng

I am not quite sure the river in the photos is Sekong or Sesan river. Here are some more photos from Stung Treng.

I stayed in Stung Treng for five days, but the sky was not favorable enough to grant us a view of neither sunset nor sunrise.

Sesan or Sekong?

If I am not wrong the bridge built by the Government of China named Sekong Bridge.

Shanti 2009 Fall

My photo was used for the cover of Shanti Magazine 2009 Fall.