11May, 2006
0820 Breakfast a Le Gran Cafe.
0900 Meet my driver Buntern, check out of the hotel, load car and go. He has his mother and younger brother with him for the ride back to Osmach.
1010 Stop at Banteay Srei for a quick walk around and photo recon.
1020 Back on the road.
1213 Arrived Anlong Veng. Stop for lunch.
1240 Arrived at Ta Mok's house. This time I find out in advance what I'm looking at. Ta Mok was the Brother Number 5 of the Khmer Rouge and currently in prison awaiting trail. This whole area was where the Khmer Rouge originated and was a hold out, fighting on until 1998 when Pol Pot died. The lake with the drowned trees gives a surreal scene. The Dangrek range and Thailand can be seen in the distance. It’s calm and peaceful not too many people around except for a group of small girls playing. I can't but wonder if they are descendents of the Khmer rouge leaders. They play and seem happy and I get some shots of them, which are the kinds of shots I'm trying for. More of people and less of ancient stone temples. Even though the temples are worthy subjects I want to strike more of a balance.
1255 Depart Anlong Veng.
1420 Arrive Osmach border crossing.
1445 Meet Kang. Have her get all her friends out of the casino.
1535 Cross border into Thailand head for Surin.
1635 Stop for dinner at the lake.
1805 Back home in Surin after having taken 1151 digital photographs and 7 rolls of infrared.
0900 Meet my driver Buntern, check out of the hotel, load car and go. He has his mother and younger brother with him for the ride back to Osmach.
1010 Stop at Banteay Srei for a quick walk around and photo recon.
1020 Back on the road.
1213 Arrived Anlong Veng. Stop for lunch.
1240 Arrived at Ta Mok's house. This time I find out in advance what I'm looking at. Ta Mok was the Brother Number 5 of the Khmer Rouge and currently in prison awaiting trail. This whole area was where the Khmer Rouge originated and was a hold out, fighting on until 1998 when Pol Pot died. The lake with the drowned trees gives a surreal scene. The Dangrek range and Thailand can be seen in the distance. It’s calm and peaceful not too many people around except for a group of small girls playing. I can't but wonder if they are descendents of the Khmer rouge leaders. They play and seem happy and I get some shots of them, which are the kinds of shots I'm trying for. More of people and less of ancient stone temples. Even though the temples are worthy subjects I want to strike more of a balance.
1255 Depart Anlong Veng.
1420 Arrive Osmach border crossing.
1445 Meet Kang. Have her get all her friends out of the casino.
1535 Cross border into Thailand head for Surin.
1635 Stop for dinner at the lake.
1805 Back home in Surin after having taken 1151 digital photographs and 7 rolls of infrared.
posted by ultralume at 10:08 PM
1 Comments:
What an adventure. No wonder you like it there so much - unique photo ops, gourmet food, cheap massages and a nice woman waiting for you.
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