Sunrise Discovery of Angkor Wat

If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks!

I feel a bit like a British explorer, surrounded by my cadre of Cambodians at $18 a day. They drive me around, carry my tripod, bring me water when I am thirsty, and seem anxious for me to colonize the area. A member of my cadre woke me up early this morning at 5 AM.

Also, I just launched www.treyratcliff.com - let me know if you dig it... also, let me know if you like Song 1 or Song 2... I get mixed reviews on which one is the best for the opening song! I trust your aesthetic taste so, I'd like to hear what you think!

Thanks... and I'll be out searching the ruins all day... trying to find interesting things and beautiful things for y'all! :)

from my daily photo blog at www.stuckincustoms.com

Comments and faves

  1. Terry Guss, Scott Dungan, janusz l, DCCXLIX, and 741 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. SublimeImage [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)

    Wow, stunning image,...great website too!

  3. RedArt photographer (73 months ago | reply)

    fantastic reflection

  4. catbagan (73 months ago | reply)

    WOW!!

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  5. janusz l (73 months ago | reply)

    Wow... what a great shot. Colors, Composition, Exposure ... everything
    Fantastic – Outstanding

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  6. DCCXLIX (73 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful website Trey......You have an amazing eye..cheers mate!
    I love the intro song perfect beginning photo and the cross on the second one wprks great too..nicely done.

    And these photo its superb as usual.
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  7. janoid (73 months ago | reply)

    Wow!!!!
    This is amazingly gorgeous, Trey!!
    What a fabulous capture!!!

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  8. Archer's Eye (73 months ago | reply)

    beautiful morning light Trey.

  9. Hot Flash Photography (73 months ago | reply)

    1) Awesome shot - love the haze and the fact that you don't have 200 tourists in front of you.
    2) Awesome website, Trey. Every one of those shots are a winner and the music is great.
    That's all, she said.

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  10. Alex Shahmiri (73 months ago | reply)

    Amazing... No.. Amazing doesn't even do it justice..
    Your website is by far the best photography website I have seen, I'm jealous =P.

    Great job, and song 1 is my choice other than the odd chips in sound quality.

    If only you could teach me everything you knew =P

  11. irishmom515 (73 months ago | reply)

    Excellent website Trey you did a great job as always!

  12. Daniel Polly (73 months ago | reply)

    Very nice!!

  13. Scripterrs (73 months ago | reply)

    Amazing!! Seems like a long lost paradise..

  14. asolomon16 (73 months ago | reply)

    wonderful shot..

  15. Thomas Schultz (73 months ago | reply)

    I have been wanting too visit this place. Maybe someday. Great shot, I like your website, nice job.

  16. Dead Air (73 months ago | reply)

    Very impressive photo!


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  17. noyesa (73 months ago | reply)

    This is amazing!

  18. Earlette (73 months ago | reply)

    Excellent - a fav for me!

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  19. Stuck in Customs (73 months ago | reply)

    Hey thanks all - your comments are appreciated! :)

  20. fiatguy85 (73 months ago | reply)

    Very Nice!

  21. ZekaG (73 months ago | reply)

    Another great image...

  22. augustusoz (73 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pro Account Members, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    This is magnificent! Beautiful colours and reflection.

  23. becky lou (73 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous! Magnificent! Beautiful! I love it, can you tell? www.flickr.com/groups/the_world_through_my_ey es/

  24. Faisal Bin Zarah (73 months ago | reply)

    amazing as usual bro, you are an explorer :) I went to your new website good luck and all the best.

  25. AshSLO (73 months ago | reply)

    Congratulations. This is great.

  26. lalla80 (73 months ago | reply)

    wonderful

  27. satosphere (73 months ago | reply)

    Thats a lot of travel.
    Nice shot and nice website. Prefer song 1 - which has no vocals

  28. "M" PEARL (73 months ago | reply)

    Perfection - reflections....colours.....and brilliance. Love it.

  29. chop1n (73 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot. Your new website is great. I think I prefer song 1over the others, although it could be a little more dramatic.

  30. K. W. Sanders (73 months ago | reply)

    This is a very beautiful shot. It has everything... wonderful colors, reflections in the water, great composition. Fantastic work! Instant fave!


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  31. TheLizardQueen (73 months ago | reply)

    Stunning shot, wonderful reflections!!

  32. Copella (73 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!

  33. TaylorMiles (73 months ago | reply)

    I was just there and sunrise was not that nice. Way too many people though. It look so peaceful in the picture. Ha ha

  34. Heaven`s Gate (John) (73 months ago | reply)

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    wonderful my friend ! sadly, when I visited this site 2 weeks ago, it was dull and raining !!

  35. mojo.d (73 months ago | reply)

    Cambodia is such a lovely place, and you capture it well. *** big gold star **

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    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called HOLIDAYS-VACANZE-URLAUB - VOTE- Constest "A FLOWER" -VOTE, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    I envy you, good trip and take many photos like this one

  37. NatashaP (73 months ago | reply)

    Magnificent!

  38. Mocaw [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous

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  39. bocavermelha-l.b. (73 months ago | reply)

    marvelous work, love it!

  40. BMan-sama (73 months ago | reply)

    O_O
    absolute magnificent capture - again...
    and i prefer track 1...

  41. Will Fuller (73 months ago | reply)

    amazing, looks like something from another planet!!

  42. neilalderney123 (73 months ago | reply)

    Another masterpiece!
    Of all the thousands of photos I have seen of this , this is the best!

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  43. nsoup (73 months ago | reply)

    wow awesome!

  44. Halli Magg (73 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!!!!
    Have a wonderful weekend!!!

  45. ☼ Helder (73 months ago | reply)

    great sunrise

  46. KimHojnackiPhotography (73 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot!

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  47. { Planet Adventure } (73 months ago | reply)

    absolutely amazing !!

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