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Editor's note: This excerpt first appeared in photographer and author Harold Davis' recent Focal Press book, Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Photography with Harold Davis.
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The Tonle Sap river and lake connects Phnom Penh (PP) to Angkor Wat, the site
of the world famous Khmer 13th century ruins. One can travel between Angkor and
PP via airplane or on a high speed boat that travels for 4hrs on a river and lake
at approx 35Mph/50Kph speeds. The river ride is interesting since one can see how
river folks live. The high light of the trip is the Floating Village, which is a
small village based solely on house-boats. The photos below illustrate what one
sees on this boat ride. Since this boat may have very cold AC generated cabin
temperatures due to a sadistic captain (who probably needs therapy), we recommend
that you take a jacket/sweater, and a windbreaker for the above deck high speed
wind.
Folks along the river enjoy water-based subsistence living:
Many boats can be seen fishing along the river:
The floating village is one of the most interesting spots in Cambodia:
Many kids play along the water:
With beautiful sun rises:
Personal Reflections
Amanda: The boat was FREEZING!!!! Luckily I had my fleece
pullover and my fleece blanket with me. Some people asked me if I had been on the
boat before? No, never. How did I know it was going to be so cold? Ha ha - that
is my secret. I ALWAYS travel with my fleece blanket (aka SnugBug), but I will
credit this one to my psychic powers!
Glenn: I very much enjoyed the high speed boat ride,
especially while sitting on the top of the boat. I took approximately 400 digital
photos using a Cannon D30 digital camera with a 25 to 135 auto-stabilized zoom
lens that counter-acted the boat's vibrations and shot photos at 1/2K shutter
speeds.
