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Category: South East AsiaGreat Wall of China, Kelly Anthony Photography part 2
Some panorama’s of the Great Wall of China. These have been stitched together with up to 13 images in some cases.
Great Wall of China, Kelly Anthony Photography part 1
As part of our trip to China, we visited the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall was built during various time periods and was designed to protect the Chinese from the invaders who lived in the North. The Great Wall stretches for 6,259km and we walked approximately 10.5kms. We visited a section called Jinshanling. This particular section of the wall was deserted at the time we visited, which was great! We had heard of stories where the wall was packed with tourists. Up close, the wall itself is not that special. What is amazing about it is when you can see it stretch out behind and ahead of you for kilometer after kilometer, without an end in sight. The wall at Jinshanling had a number of watch towers and defensive features such as side walls and horse walls which made it interesting. Here are 4 images placed together of the different aspects of the wall.
Weekly Photo – Kelly Anthony Photography
A Cambodian man checking fishing traps in the morning on the river. On this particular day, the river was very still and smooth during, making for great reflections in the water. Location: Kampot. We spent the weekend relaxing by the river, eating, reading and enjoying the views – a very productive weekend! This particular image is composed of 3 photos stitched together.
Weekly Photo – Kelly Anthony Photography
Rose City Condominiums – US$70 million construction project start in 2008 and scheduled to be completed mid 2011. Although judging by the current state of construction, I don’t think it will be finished on time. 29 stories high and located near the Sofitel hotel, it sticks out high above the rest of the skyline in Phnom Penh.
Weekly photo, Kelly Anthony Photography
After completing the daily photo series, I think I’ll try updating the blog at least once a week. You may recall an image from Day 18. This photo was also taken on the same day. Photo info: D200, ISO100, 17mm, f4, 1/200
One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 18
Day 18 photo: A young teenager working to sort and recycle rubbish According to the World Bank, approximately 2% of the third world’s population sustain themselves from collecting and recycling rubbish. This 15 year old boy carries a load of plastic bottles to be loaded onto a truck. The bottles are often collected by young children carrying large sacks or pulling carts. They walk around the city, collecting these bottles and then trade them in for money. The rubbish is then sorted and placed in these large bags, to be transported to recycling companies. Across Cambodia an estimated 1.5 million children under 14 are forced to work, child advocacy groups say. They say that while most labor on family farms, up to 250,000 work in hazardous conditions while begging, scavenging waste, working in factories or mining. (source)
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ One (1) photo a day Cambodia, Kelly Anthony Rae Photography, Day 16
Day 16 photo: Coconut seller polishing his coconuts Coconuts are more dangerous than sharks. Falling coconuts kill 150 people every year which is 10 times the number of people killed by sharks. There are more than 20 billion coconuts produced each year. This means that only 1 in every 133.33 million coconuts are lethal.
The rest of the one photo a day series can be found here: http://www.kellyanthony.com/blog/category/a-photo-a-day/ Kampot, Cambodia – Travel Photography
From a recent trip to Kampot. A couple are of the old buildings in the town and the rest are of people fishing from the river.
Orussei Market in Black and White, Travel Photography, Cambodia
Eight images from around the Orussei Market in Black and White. All shot with a Nikon D700 & 50mm f1.4 lens combo:
Oudong, Phnom Penh Cambodia – Travel Photography
40kms north of Phnom Penh is a town called Oudong. During 1618 to 1866, Oudong was the capital of Cambodia until it was abandoned by King Norodom who moved the capital to Phnom Penh. It was heavily bombed by Americans during the Vietnam War and a site of intense fighting in 1977 between Khmer Rouge forces and Lon Nol forces. It’s a good day trip out of Phnom Penh and takes about 1.5 hours in a tuk tuk.
Angkor Wat – Series of 5
Finally after about seven months of living in Cambodia, we took a long weekend trip up to Siem Reap to visit the Angkor Wat temple complex. I’ve edited down the many hundreds of photos to what I think are the top 5 images from the trip. There are many, many more images that I would have loved to include, but then I would have too many images! Angkor Wat is a place for photographers as there are opportunities for amazing photos everywhere. There is one image from Angkor Wat, three images from Ta Prohm and one from Bayon. These are the main three temples to visit at Angkor Wat. I did visit a few smaller temples and they were just as impressive in their structure and with the trees and undergrowth intertwined with the stone. The set of 5 images are available as framed prints, canvas art from our redbubble store. They would make a great feature on your wall at home.
Cambodia and Vietnam Calendars
We have put together one calendar with photos capturing the colour and life of Cambodia and another of Vietnam, which can be purchased here at these two links: 50% of profits from each calendar will be donated to work by TEAR Australia and Task in the area of Community and Sanitation Development, in the Mean Chey District: http://tiny.cc/1f2ei They make the perfect Christmas presents for family and friends.
Visit to Prey Veng
Recently had the opportunity to travel out to a village in the Prey Veng province. This village was located along a river and their main sources of income were from farming and weaving. There were many children who followed us as I suppose we were ‘new’ and kept wanting their photo’s taken. They would burst out in laughter when I showed them their photo’s on the screen.
Monks, Motos and Meat
Since I have returned back to Cambodia with a my new camera I’ve been mainly using the 50mm and it’s great. The ability to shoot at high ISO’s (3200 – 6400) for situations where there is not much light has opened up a whole new area. The image quality is also a step up using a different sensor from my previous camera. The dynamic range is also very impressive, being able to to recover images that are over exposed or bring up shadow detail in areas which are dark. It’s one other big difference I have noticed and makes a huge difference, in particular the high contrast images. On the whole, I’m very please with the new camera and the quality of images it has been producing. Here are some photos from in and around Phnom Penh as it’s been a while since the last update. Image 1 – Monks looking at an aerial photograph at the National Museum in Phnom Penh
Exploring Vietnam
Some more Vietnam images …
A few more images form the trip to Vietnam … First is Hoan Kiem Lake (meaning – Lake of the Returned Sword). The story behind the lake is as follows: According to the legend, emperor Lê Lợi handed a magic sword called Heaven’s Will which brought him victory in his revolt against the Chinese Ming Dynasty back to the Golden Turtle God (Kim Qui) in the lake and hence gave it its present name (the lake was formerly known as “Luc Thuy” meaning “Green Water”). The Tortoise Tower (Thap Rùa) standing on a small island near the center of lake is linked to the legend. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoan_Kiem_Lake). The bridge is called Huc Bridge.
Another image from Sapa – North Vietnam.
This Vietnamese man was writing Chinese characters on drawings outside a restored house/museum.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Here are some street photography shots from the city of Hanoi. We were there when they were celebrating the 1,000th year anniversary of the city. It was a fun time to visit, but very very crowded !
Northern Vietnam – Sapa
On our very brief visit to Vietnam we visited Sapa located in the northwest. We took the overnight train from Hanoi (approx 9 hours) there and back. We spent the day exploring the town of Sapa and walking to the nearby village of Cat Cat. Here are some pictures and interesting information regarding the area and the people living here. It’s a very beautiful place with very friendly people. Sapa is a frontier town and capital of Sa Pa District in the Lào Cai province in northwest Vietnam. It is one of the main market towns in the area, where many ethnic minority groups such as H’mong, Dao and Tay live. (source: wikipedia) Vietnam is a multi-nationality country. It has 54 ethnic groups with about 86 million people. The Viet (Kinh) people account for 88% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority groups, totalling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas (covering two-thirds of the country’s territory) spreading from the North to the South. Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung with a population of around 1 million each, while the least populated are Brau, Ro Mam, O Du with several hundred people each. (source: voyagevietnam)
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