Preah Vihear, a photo from Preah Vihear, East

Photographer's Note

Preah Vihear Temple is an ancient Khmer temple built during the period of the Khmer Empire, that is situated atop a 525-metre cliff in the D鈔gr阫 Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. In 1962, following a lengthy dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over ownership, the International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that the temple is in Cambodia.

It was quite a battle to reach it by bicycle due to the 24% climb we had to conquer. In the WS, the hill and the photographer on the top.

PaulVDV, Fis2, ikeharel, jemaflor, Royaldevon, jhm, jean113, ChrisJ, adramad has marked this note useful

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emka (158204) 2021-11-19 11:15

Hello Gerrit, It was well worth the effort. Wonderful view. Great perspective and very nice light.
Best regards MAlgo

PaulVDV (63024) 2021-11-19 11:23

Hallo Gerrit,
Deze tempel zowat op de grens tussen beide landen heb ik niet bezocht.
Je had een goed licht en enkele lange schaduwen kruisen het stenen pad dat naar de toegangspoort leidt.
Mooie warme tinten aan weerszijden van het pad.
Prachtig zicht op de weidse omgeving in de WS.
Vele groeten, Paul

holmertz (102846) 2021-11-19 11:29

Hello Gaerrit,
This temple has rarely been seen before on TE. You made a complicated journey to reach it on the border, but it was worth the trouble. This is a good photo with fine depth along the ancient street, with a great view of the temple at the end. The very few visitors create a stunning contrast to the Angkor area.
Best regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (221781) 2021-11-19 11:54

Ciao Gerrit, great vperspective on fantastic temple, excellent clarity, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (170945) 2021-11-19 12:23

Witaj Gerrit!
A very curious place, temple makes impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
Photo has atmosphere.
Persons add flavor to this composition.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

Tue (92548) 2021-11-19 12:28

Hallo Gerrit,
Het brede pad leidt mooi naar de tempel. De voorgrond heeft een mooi patroon van schaduwen en de warme tinten zijn ook heel aangenaam.
Lars

ifege (48253) 2021-11-19 21:36

Hi Gerrit
It looks much less visited (for a couple of good reasons) than the temples around Angkor Wat. A good trio from the temple.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147300) 2021-11-19 23:13

Hi Gerrit,
Well photographed and presented this Temple, good effect for depth with these lines on the ground in the FG, good light capture, well managed, tfs.

lousat (139362) 2021-11-20 3:48

Hi Gerrit,beautiful capture of this old khmer temple,i like this large view, the pic looks like a painting.Useful post showing the difficult walk to go to the top and finally the satisfaction of tourist..ahaha...well done! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-11-20 3:57

Hello Gerrit,

It is an amazing place to visit but, after seeing your w/s, I might have been tempted to leave the bicycle at the bottom and walk up to the temple!
I do like how you have been able to give us a sense of width and depth, to this approach to the temple. We can also realise the size of the individual stones, given further interest by the dappled light.
The pathway takes us straight to the temple doorway, where individuals, along the way give a sense of perspective.

Have a good w/e,
Bev :-)

jhm (211736) 2021-11-20 5:38

Goedemiddag Gerrit,

Een heel mooi klassieke foto, zoals we 40 jaar gelden ook zouden genomen hebben.
De weg met kasseistenen leidt on mii naar de tempel in de achtergrond.
Mooie groene omgeving en heerlijk licht foor de lage zon dat lange schaduwen weer geeft.
Pracht foto qua kleur als scherpte, bedankt.

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John

mkamionka (74637) 2021-11-21 5:17

Hi Gerrit,
nice reportage from the hike to the top of the temple. Less known than the one which you showed before but as a bonus we get to see the happy photographer in the workshop.
Nice perspective on the complex here with natural framing and the paved path leading to the temple.
M

BennyV (34748) 2021-11-21 5:59

Dag Gerrit

Mooi pov op de lange laan naar de tempel. Heerlijk om dit relatief verlaten te zien. We zijn hier destijds niet geraakt omdat het gebied toen even niet zo veilig was. Fijne foto, bedankt om te tonen & geniet van je week.

Benny

jean113 (27899) 2021-11-21 7:53

Hello Gerrit, there is a lovely soft light that has cast some gentle shadows across the road that leads our eyes to the temple.
It is a lovely view that invites us to go further.
I like the extra shots too.
Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards, Jean.

ikeharel (113501) 2021-11-21 9:31

Hello Gerrit,
The main photo has a fantastic light and shadows cast with good sense of depth. Ancient road pebble stones leading the viewer towards the temple.
Good evening,
Ike

ChrisJ (171888) 2021-11-23 6:08

Hi Gerrit

The dispute was still ongoing when I was there in the 1990's and early 2000's. Good sharpness and perspective and its obviously Khmer in style rather than Thai. Tfs!

adramad (73030) 2021-11-23 8:47

Hi Gerrit.
Splendid perspective with the paved path surrounded by trees and the magnificent temple in the background, here it looks flat but the photos of the WS give us an idea of the height where the temple is.
Nice color, good brightness and sharpness.
Very well done. I like it.
Have a good start to the week.
Very best regards.
Luis.