Angkor Wat is world-renowned (although two of my good friends in Singapore have never heard of it?), it is one of the 7 wonders of the world and listed in the UNESCO heritage site. What's more important to me is that I have seen countless numbers of fantastic photos of this place and after many months of planning, it was finally time for me to take some photos of my own.
Angkor Wat struck me as a place that was "lost in time". The temple looked more like a walled city from outside and surrounded by a moat. As I stood outside the main entrance, I could almost picture it in its fullest glory in the olden days.
This picture was taken during sunrise. This is my first sunrise shot... I guess I just never had the discipline to wake up that early in the morning to catch the sunrise. I still recall scheduling morning call at 430am with the hotel... and telling myself "I hope this is worth the early rise". Pearly and I reach the temple at around 530am, this is when the first light occurred. When we were at the temple, there was already hordes (over a thousand) of tourists lining by the pond to catch a shot of the sunrise. With much apologies... we managed to "squeeze" pass the crowd to get to the edge of the waters. I went straight to a spot where a number of tripods were set up... why? Simple... (a) photographers are usually more accommodating than the usual tourists & don't usually mind sharing a spot with other photographers - so long as you don't bump into their tripods (b) they have probably arrived early to survey the land and noted that this is the best spot to get good photos.
The moment was magical... as the light came up, the sky turned into a deep purple before lighting up with an orange glow. It was a sight to behold... and the early rise was all worth it! (click on image to see full size)
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