• Ice delivery in Siem Reap •, a photo from Siem Reab, West

Photographer's Note

Siem Reap is a fun place.

Weather is fine, maybe too hot to some, but a short and intense afternoon or night rain often comes to cool the air. Most people there are nice and smily. You've got Angkor temples very close for those avid of history (and of crowds!!). You can see beautiful dancers performing Apsara (or Khmer) dances. You can enjoy any kind of food: from the most exotic food for the most daring to the very boring burgers and fries. You can enjoy a nice cold beer while your wife is being given a massage. If it's your thing, you can get drunk with the numerous backpackers partying all night in the various bars in town.

Speaking of partying and drinking, here is the ice that will be used to make the drinks that night being delivered by 3 smily workers in the street of Siem Reap.

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I know I've been off TE for a long while now...but this friday I'm celebrating my 4th year on the site and since today's post is only my 98th, I'll post 3 days in a row to at least reach 100 in 4 years. I post at such a lamentable rate.

have a good day!

Marc

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rikko77 (10861) 2010-05-12 13:59

hi Marc
great candid shot, I like the style, the atmosphere and the perfect light management. You shot an important moment of social daily life in Cambodia.
Thanx for this!
Regards
Rikk

pittsenbarger (307) 2010-05-12 14:01

Marc,
I really liked Siem Reap too, especially the cheap Beer. I think I remember this spot, but it all looks similar. Nice capture of the everyday life in Siem Reap.
Cheers,
Phil

cobraphil8 (84) 2010-05-12 14:21

Resalut Marc,
à la cadence où tu postes, il ne faudrait pas louper ce post :)
Une scène de vie quotidienne très classique au Cambodge, mais la lumière est très bien située, que ce soit sur les visages ou sur le bloc de glace.
a+
Philippe

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2010-05-12 23:58

the same mood here again... the one in "siesta"... not the easiest life probably, yet still relaxed and happy... or you make them look like that, dont know marc ;)... good one mister..

korkut

riclopes (35577) 2010-05-13 1:39

3 in a row? haha, I want to see that, Marc :) I wonder what they are laughing for. Happy with work and their lives? Some joke you told them? :) Problably just a reaction to your camera. Those big blocks of ice are fascinating. Not a bad work for such a hot weather, I guess. Excellent framing. Love the triangle formed around the ice, the detail of this hand (not so close as 'my hand' though :) and the detail of the hook against the ice. Their good mood is a plus although I wonder how natural that is... ;-)
RE: yes, I'm still loving Spain, more and more as the time goes by...
BTW - Me and my wife were the only tourists in that bus and they were not selling that food to us...
Have a great day,
ric

sevy (58) 2010-05-13 8:56

Re,

Effectivement a voir la qualité de tes posts on peut regretter que tu ne postes pas plus souvent. En comparaison je pourrai passer pour frenetique :-)
Ici j apprecie le rendu reportage qui nous place plus en acteur de la scene qu en spectateur. La composition et le reglage des lumieres sont bien maitrisés.
Il ne te manque qu un zoom grand angle pour aller encore plus loin, mais ce n est pas adapté a toutes les photos.

Yves.

mvdisco (17798) 2010-05-14 7:32

Bonjour Marc,
Superbe capture de la vie de tous les jours au Cambodge,
beau contraste et lumière de ce magnifique contre-jour,
belle présentation du Coca Cola sur glace....
compliments et félicitations pour tes 4 années sur TE.
Bravo...
Michel

Housegaijin (0) 2010-05-21 22:45

Salut Marc:
Franchement superbe xette scene. J'ai aussi joue pas mal avec les amrchands de glace a hanoi, a Yangon aussi. Celle-ci est magnifique dans son ensemble, dans la facon dont tu as concu le tout. J'aime beaucoup le role joue par le ROUGE et le BLEU dans le cadre. Bravo!
Francis

Luko (14000) 2010-06-05 8:38

J'aime bien celle-là, tu fais de gestes quotidiens une scène dramatique. Il y a un côté épique à la Sergio Leone, à la fois les mines de cowboys résignés et les éclairages contrastés qui ne montrent pas les yeux du "Clint" khmer feraient penser à "une poignée de dollars".

Je reviens sur l'éclairage mais c'est très bon, tu as bien maitrisé les ombres et les hautes lumières, très lisibles.

Une photo du wild wild west cambodgien vraiment chouette.

colibriav (2208) 2010-08-10 16:18

Hola:

Bonita estampa de la vida cotidiana es ese pais. La coca-cola que no falte, presente en todos los rincones del planeta.

Un saludo desde España:

Pablo

Juzo (2151) 2011-02-01 4:04

Hi Marc,
Right on the action, the depth allows this to breath, and find the scene with some space still. Great light and I see their expressions (are they smiling? perhaps sensing the photographers presence)
Best Wishes
Justin

BennyV (34748) 2011-02-14 23:28

Hi Marc,

I missed this one when you posted it, but I do really like it.

The iceman cometh...

That brings back memories. Great central position of the iceman, good colours with lots of great dark tones. The coca-cola adds a touch of globalism.

Stay fine.

Benny