Contemporary Battambang, a photo from Batdambang, West

Photographer's Note

慍ontemporary Battambang and French Colonial Buildings�

Battambang, the third largest city in Cambodia by population, is described in travel guides as a place with French colonial architecture.
Not that the city is overflowing with colonial buildings, but in the street along the Sangker River I was able to take these pictures.

Now that I see these photos after more than a year after my return and after so many memories, Battambang looks very modern here.
In reality I didn't think it was a very modern town.
But it was a pleasant place and there were not nearly as many foreign visitors as in Siem Reap, Phnom Penh or Kampot.

Motorcycles and tuk tuks dominated the streets.

holmertz, Fis2, pierrefonds, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, ChrisJ, jhm, ricardomattos, burmaman, ManishaJain, ktanska, jean113, adramad, Royaldevon, macjake, worldcitizen has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102774) 2021-06-01 12:21

Hello Paul,
I just sent a request for some Battambang photos... ;-)
I don't specifically remember these buildings, and considering that some parts of the world change rapidly, maybe they didn't exist in 2007. They certainly look new, and so does the street and pavement, so I may be right. The WS fits my memory better. It seems that some money has seeped into the local economy of Battambang too, despite the relative lack of tourism. Drugs? Smuggling from Thailand?
Very interesting in any case, and very good light and colours, plus a perfect inclusion of the red tuk tuk.
Regards,
Gert

Tue (92470) 2021-06-01 12:33

Hallo Paul,
De koloniale architectuur ziet er prachtig uit hier en de gebouwen zijn uitstekend onderhouden. De gele tinten zijn bijzonder aantrekkelijk in dit licht en tegen de blauwe achtergrond. Die rode brommer met wagentje erachter is een mooi detail op de voorgrond.
Lars

Fis2 (170861) 2021-06-01 12:51

Witaj Paul!
Excellent shot from street.
Interesting vehicle and beautiful buildings.
Good fming nd speb olors.
Ilie it.
Well done.
Good enin.
P.S.
Thanks for the info on the featured topic on TE.

Silvio1953 (221729) 2021-06-01 14:12

Ciao Paul, lovely composition with original trasportation system, excellent clarity, fine details, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

kasianowak (17676) 2021-06-01 14:53

Hi again Paul
Indeed, in this photo it doesn't even look like what we would normally imagine as a SE Asian city. To start with, where are all the crowds? Almost as if the street had been closed so a foreign photographer can take this photo. :-)
Sometimes the choice of a particular part of a city doesn't show what the city is like. But these buildings are lovely and very much worth photographing. The vehicle is a nice addition and couldn't be in better colour! An equivalent of a lady in red. :-)
It must have been nice to find a place in that popular country with fewer tourists.
Best wishes
Kasia

pierrefonds (114536) 2021-06-01 16:32

Bonsoir Paul,

La motocyclette et sa remorque attire le regard. La prise de vue permet de voir les d閠ails des maisons. La qualit� de la lumi鑢e embellit les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soir閑.

Pierre

ikeharel (113427) 2021-06-01 21:16

Good morning Paul,
Neat and elegant two buildings with mustard-yellow and white decorative architecture details.
The passing red tuk-tuk added nice color and a sense of motion which was superbly collected.
Have a nice new day,
Ike

ifege (48159) 2021-06-01 21:54

Hi Paul
A good photo of these well maintained attractive colonial buildings - amongst the best I've seen in Indo China.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (116580) 2021-06-01 22:50

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
photo with great sharpness and lightness
thanks for your useful notes
I like these decorative architectural
details of the buildings
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147224) 2021-06-01 23:21

Salut Paul,
Une int閞essante vue de ce pass� colonial avec ces fa鏰des bien mise en valeur par le cadrage et le bon rendu, nettet� et teintes, la lumi鑢e avec ce soleil 閠ait parfaite, tu l'as bien utilis�, tfs.

lousat (139332) 2021-06-01 23:24

Hi Paul,so a peaceful place without a lot of tourists,and these houses are very lovely to see and a mine for a photographer,the ols french style well preserved and elegant,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ChrisJ (171884) 2021-06-01 23:52

Hello Paul,

The red tuk tuk at right is the icing on the cake in this shot and the neo colonial French style buildings wouldn't look out of place in France. The yellow facades contrast well with the blue sky. Tfs!

jhm (211736) 2021-06-02 6:27

Goedemiddag Paul,

Architecturaal gezien, krijgen we een heel mooie foto, kleuren welke bij ons nauwelijks worden gebruikt, voor een buitengevel.
Maar er zit heel veel karakter in de gevels, natuurlijk zoals als u zegt de Franse stempel ligt er duidelijk op.
Twee heel mooie foto op rij.
De taxi heeft er mooi kunnen bij nemen, goed gezien dit geeft beweging aan de foto.
Prachtig gedaan, bedankt.

Groeten uit Oost-Vlaanderen,
John

ricardomattos (17460) 2021-06-02 9:04

Hi Paul

Que beleza de fachadas estas. Tudo muito bonito e bem cuidado. 觮ima composi玢o com a moto t醲i vermelha e ainda a bela cal鏰da quadriculada.Gostei tamb閙 do WS.

Parab閚s

Ricardo

burmaman (1336) 2021-06-02 9:32

Hello Paul !
two very nice colonial buildings and a good composition with this tuk tuk at the perfect position.
Ronny

ManishaJain (524) 2021-06-02 10:06

Hello Paul

This is a beautifully composed picture of these two yellow beauties....seem to be freshly repainted....The red autorickshaw adds on to the charisma in it...Very good sharpness and exposure

Regards

Manisha Jain

ktanska (44804) 2021-06-03 6:59

Hi Paul,
That motorcycle rickshaw is something I haven't seen before. I'm glad to see the shade helps the driver too. Somehow those houses remind me of Lego buildings. Maybe it's that shade of yellow and the stripes between blocks.
Kari

jean113 (27893) 2021-06-03 11:58

Hello Paul, the yellow buildings look even brighter in the large version.
They are more than worthy of a shot or two.
The red vehicle is a good component.
As you say about the buildings in the workshop picture, such a shame to spoil the buildings with those awful shop names etc.,
Wouldn't it be lovely to see the buildings complete?
Kind regards, Jean.

adramad (73006) 2021-06-04 9:56

Hello Paul.
At the sight of these beautiful houses, one would think of a western city, although the motorcycle transport, breaks that idea a bit, but that yellow color alternating with white is very attractive.
Both the color and the brightness of the photo are magnificent, highlighting the beauty and sharpness of the composition.
Very well done. I like
Have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-06-06 4:17

Hello Paul,

These colonial buildings do seem incongruous with those that we have seen previously, though they make very imposing residences and you have photographed them with excellent clarity.
The guy with his tuk tuk is a very good link feature, whilst the glimpse of the buildings in the b/g do not look as smart as these ones!

I agree with your note, those shop frontages do little to make the buildings look as attractive as they possibly could be!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)
Thank you for choosing my photograph of Herculaneum as a favourite. I am honoured!

macjake (98456) 2021-06-06 22:13

Hi Paul
these hardly even look real, almost TOO pristine and TOO good.
who lives here? maybe the building on the left isn't a home but some sort of lawyers office or something. Certainly not the Cambodia I have in my mind when I think about what i'd be photographing. Interesting indeed. lucky to have the red Tuk Tuk for contrast. cheers
Craig

mkamionka (74535) 2021-06-09 1:37

Hi Paul,
I just love these colorful facades. The colors are so well saturated, the seem to jump to the eyes of a viewer.
Yellow goes so well with the blue sky and the red tuk tuk adds another color and some action there,
Very well done,
M

worldcitizen (16104) 2021-06-09 13:31

Hello Paul,
After seeing all the houses on stilts, these buildings definitely look luxurious. I like the color scheme, too. The passing vehicle adds life to the scene, and I like the patterns on the sidewalk, too. Take care!

jmdias (115252) 2021-06-30 9:34

paul

very beautiful colonial buildings and so well preserved. I liked the one at left while the one at right remind me the photos I saw from indonesia. nice inclusion of the rickshaw.

take care

jorge