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Angkor Wat temple complex, Cambodia. Pentax K-5 w Sigma 17-50 2.8 EX HSM. Taken on a photo tour with local guide Kimleng Sang, kimlengsang@hotmail.com, an excellent guide, gifted photographer and nice guy who showed me this amazing place and coached me taking these pictures. A lifetime experience.

**Kerrowdown** · 11-30-2014, 02:19 AM

Great shots... also straight out of the "Tomb Raider" movie set.

fbi69 · 11-30-2014, 02:27 AM

thanks! indeed, Tomb Raider was shot at Ta Prohm temple, which is pictured in the second-, third- and fourth-last images

kyricom · 11-30-2014, 04:56 AM

I've always wanted to go there. Great shots. Thanks for sharing

fbi69 · 11-30-2014, 05:19 AM

Originally posted by kyricom

I've always wanted to go there. Great shots. Thanks for sharing

Thanks Kyricom, and by all means, go there; Siem Reap is accessible with international flights, tourust infrastructure very adecuate in that city - and the Cambodians are lovely people!

phoenixvision · 11-30-2014, 06:47 AM

Great post...thanks excellent series, combining elements and wide shots to give a strong feeling of the power and beauty....

fbi69 · 11-30-2014, 07:03 AM

Originally posted by phoenixvision

Great post...thanks excellent series, combining elements and wide shots to give a strong feeling of the power and beauty....

Thanks Phoenixvision, i really cherish these pics. I owe much to my guide, honestly, i learned a lot from him.

olegp · 11-30-2014, 07:33 AM

Nice reporting set.

**wizofoz** · 12-22-2014, 11:04 PM

I'll be in Siem Reap and Phnom Pehn in Early January '15. I have a booked a photographic guide for 3 days and as well as the main complex at Angkor, we will be headed out into the bush to some of the more remote (sans tourist) temples. I will be taking weather sealed 16-50 and 50-135 lenses as well as the 3 amigo's and the 12-24 (and maybe the 10-17 FE).
Do i need something longer on my K-3/K-5? I have the 60-250, Would that be a better bet than my trusty 50-135? So many lenses... got to choose wisely

We are also headed to HoChi Minh and Hanoi in Vietnam during the same trip.

Any advice for a fellow traveler?

Mike L · 12-22-2014, 11:19 PM

Very nice set, so much better than my images from 2007 when my K10d was still shiney and new.

SJM · 12-26-2014, 03:58 PM

I so want to go there..

**jac** · 12-26-2014, 07:12 PM

What a remarkable place so beautifully presented.

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Great shots... also straight out of the "Tomb Raider" movie set.

11-30-2014, 02:27 AM	#3
fbi69 New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 8 Original Poster	thanks! indeed, Tomb Raider was shot at Ta Prohm temple, which is pictured in the second-, third- and fourth-last images

11-30-2014, 04:56 AM	#4
kyricom Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 569	I've always wanted to go there. Great shots. Thanks for sharing

11-30-2014, 05:19 AM	#5
fbi69 New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 8 Original Poster	Originally posted by kyricom I've always wanted to go there. Great shots. Thanks for sharing Thanks Kyricom, and by all means, go there; Siem Reap is accessible with international flights, tourust infrastructure very adecuate in that city - and the Cambodians are lovely people!

11-30-2014, 06:47 AM	#6
phoenixvision Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,458	Great post...thanks excellent series, combining elements and wide shots to give a strong feeling of the power and beauty....

11-30-2014, 07:03 AM	#7
fbi69 New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 8 Original Poster	Originally posted by phoenixvision Great post...thanks excellent series, combining elements and wide shots to give a strong feeling of the power and beauty.... Thanks Phoenixvision, i really cherish these pics. I owe much to my guide, honestly, i learned a lot from him.

11-30-2014, 07:33 AM	#8
olegp Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Togliatti, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 920	Nice reporting set.

12-22-2014, 11:04 PM	#9
wizofoz Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne, Outer east. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,695	I'll be in Siem Reap and Phnom Pehn in Early January '15. I have a booked a photographic guide for 3 days and as well as the main complex at Angkor, we will be headed out into the bush to some of the more remote (sans tourist) temples. I will be taking weather sealed 16-50 and 50-135 lenses as well as the 3 amigo's and the 12-24 (and maybe the 10-17 FE). Do i need something longer on my K-3/K-5? I have the 60-250, Would that be a better bet than my trusty 50-135? So many lenses... got to choose wisely We are also headed to HoChi Minh and Hanoi in Vietnam during the same trip. Any advice for a fellow traveler?

12-22-2014, 11:19 PM	#10
Mike L Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,488	Very nice set, so much better than my images from 2007 when my K10d was still shiney and new.

12-26-2014, 03:58 PM	#11
SJM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northeastern Ohio Photos: Albums Posts: 1,358	I so want to go there..

12-26-2014, 07:12 PM	#12
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	What a remarkable place so beautifully presented.

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