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| Angkor Wat at Dawn
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Crossing the moat to Angkor Wat before dawn. This is roughly in the same
place as in the this
picture I took the previous day.
Artificially brightened.
| Before dawn, crowds lining the inner wall of the outermost temple.
Artificially brightened.
| The central complex in Angkor Wat, as seen above a pond in pre-dawn
light.
| A temple in the lovely dawn light.
I photographed this
temple the previous day during the daytime.
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| Angkor Wat and pond. All little flecks on the pond in the foreground are
mosquitoes. Crazy! I'm glad I was covered with DEET and, besides, they
didn't leave the proximity of the water.
| A movie that zooms in on the pond to show the flecks on the surface as the
insects take off and land.
| Ditto.
| Angkor Wat as seen above a cleaner pond.
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| The song rises near Angkor Wat.
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| The sun rose above this wing of Angkor Wat.
I altered this picture to get the level of contrast right in both the dark
and light sections. I did not change the color at all -- yes, in the
original picture the sky was actually that color.
| Ditto, just with different exposure settings (and not altered).
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| A 360-degree panoramic movie taken within the Angkor Wat complex along the
main pathway to the main temple. (I realized didn't take a panorama
during my visit the previous day.)
| A 270-degree panoramic movie of the moat surrounding Angkor Wat and the
bridge leading to the main entrance. Watch as the dawn crowd leaves.
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| Breakfast at Hotel
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| Our hotel's restaurant, where we ate breakfast. The pool is outside on
the left. You can also eat outside at tables surrounding the pool.
| The omelette the chef made in front of me (ham, onions, peppers), a
stir-fried noodle and vegetable dish, and something else.
| Congee, assembled with various toppings.
| I tried some of the other breakfast choices, including snazzily cut fruit.
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There was also a station with someone to make soups for you. I tried Di
Yin's soup broth: very delicate.
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| Prasat Kravan
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| A panorama of Prasat Kravan, a small temple built in the 10th century with
five towers and appealing symmetry. Good lighting.
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| Elsewhere
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| Fishermen in the moat?
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| Banteay Kdei
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| Banteay Kdei's entrance gate. Excellent with appropriate cropping.
| Di Yin within the gate.
| Some parts of Banteay Kdei's large complex is in disrepair.
| A main entrance to the temple proper.
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| Within the temple.
| Some of the remaining towers are held together to prevent collapse.
| Apsara dancers here, apsara dancers there.
| Another example of the fragile state of this temple.
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