horses of angkor, a photo from Siem Reab, West

Photographer's Note

From Angkor Wat, the first day we went there.
already late afternoon, was waiting for sunset, when I saw these horses grazing calmly, never mind of the thousands of tourists behind (and some taking pictures of them).

Paolo, arjun_das, siolaw, singuanti, Schultzy, ChrisJ, feather has marked this note useful

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Paolo (41258) 2006-09-07 4:06

Hi Cessy, what a beautiful and poetic shot, with son and mom havin' a pic-nic in front of Angkor Wat!
amazing composition with soft tones and light.
thanks, ciao

InasiaJones (31566) 2006-09-07 4:09

Hi Cessy,

Original and superb point of view over Angkor Wat. The use of horses as a first plan is quite an unusual way to present this mythic location. Although the sky was covered, the clouds provide a great atmosphere.

Regards,

André

arjun_das (1851) 2006-09-07 4:11

nice framing. landscape is nice too. good pov. tfs.

siolaw (38294) 2006-09-07 4:15

Hi Cessy,
Nice and unusual to see horses in an Angkor Wat picture!
Good compos with horses and temple well positionned, soft colors and fine light in the sky
Well done
Laurent

jasmis (58653) 2006-09-07 5:02

Fine composition of the famous monument with horses in the foreground. Well done. Regards.

singuanti (15250) 2006-09-07 21:45

Hi Cessy. I don't think I've ever seen horses with such an interesting background. I think a polarizer or grad ND filter would have been a good fit here. tfs Cessy!

PixelTerror (0) 2006-09-08 4:05

Hi Cessy
he he you're into horses too, a nice add to these famous structures that works as well as a depth enhancer foreground.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

athos99 (6894) 2006-09-08 5:52

Salut Cessy
Tu as fait très fort de combiner ces chevaux et les temples d'angkor. Avec cette image, j'ai l'impression que ces temples sont dans un coins perdus dans la campagnes et qu'il n y a pas de touristes !!

Schultzy (5446) 2006-09-09 4:53

Hello Cessy, nice lovely subject and what a great background !
Wonderful colors also, beautiful shot.
Well done !
Peter

leo61 (0) 2006-09-10 4:09

Hi Cessy!
It`s your 300th post,Congratulation!
A diferent but verry nice view of this often shown monument.Good composition with the horses as foreground.Nice colors and I like the dark atmosphere.
Regards,Leo

ChrisJ (171172) 2006-09-11 4:11

Hi cessy

The foal is so cute! A splendid backdrop of the imposing ruins of Angkor Wat. Bagus!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-09-11 18:55

nice shot of ANkor I like the horses here infront, I didnt see any when I went, great one, well done

jjbach (9326) 2006-09-12 10:34

Hi Cessy,
Wonderful composition with beautiful and warm colours. The details of the horses look great. Splendid shot!

Regards John

Angshu (56760) 2006-09-13 0:36

Hi Cessy
Attempting a shot of the most photographed temple is a daunting task, as one wishes that he/she can do it differently..and that's exactly what you've done here, with beautiful effect. Good positioning of the horses in the nice diffuse warm light. Really well done Cessy
Regards
Angshu

cbrman (21685) 2006-09-13 10:42

Hello,

Une vue assez inhabituelle de ce lieu mythique !
Bonne composition. Malgré un ciel défavorable, les couleurs sont assez chaudes.
Bien vu.

A+

Dominique

feather (51130) 2006-09-14 6:06

We all look for something different in iconic places. What a beauty you came up with. This mother and foal portrait would be good anywhere, but to have Angkor Wat in the background........!! Fantastic
Kath

jrj (34843) 2006-09-15 6:52

hi cessy
Original and well made photo of the Angor Wat. The horses of coure essential for the overall impression. Moody - well disposed compo

alainh (33209) 2006-09-15 16:20

hello Cessy
a picture all in softness. magic place and pleasant presence of the horses. a very ice composition
have a nice week-end Cessy
alain

nwoehnl (122) 2006-09-18 4:49

Hi Cessy. For some reason I don't remember, I must have missed this one. Again a pleasant idea to avoid a flat-on photo of the iconic Angkor structures - and even more so you found a lovely foreground interest with the young horse and the "parent horse" quietly spending time on the grassland in front. Good mood and muted yet contrasting color setting underneath the blanket of clouds.

jinju (14265) 2006-09-19 1:24

Hi cessy,

very beautiful shot.
Great background, charming foreground, a bit unexpected, id expect elephants or something more exotic there.

Silvio1953 (220525) 2006-09-27 14:17

Hi Cessy, charming photo and inusuale view of the splendid one tempio, much sweet the little horse with its mother
Ciao Silvio

Dakota55 (392) 2006-10-04 9:47

Great shot. i found it very hard to find an original point of view at angkor. You did very well to find this shot and frame it so well. The light is is so very nice, particularly throught the horses mains.
Cheers Rob

rozy975 (3047) 2006-10-09 14:59