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Colorful Cambodia Many of my Cambodia photos ended up going in more of the monochromatic direction. I like the black & white look + sepia treatments. They make it all seem sort of timeless and nice. But when I was processing this one, I decided to have the sunrise colors shine through.I remember at this point in the morning, my lens was finally fog-free. This was a hard lesson to learn, but now I no longer go from AC environments to muggy outdoors in the same way. If I have to go through this situation, I normally keep my camera inside a big ziplock baggie, which ends up getting most of the condensation when I go back outside.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of the post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Old Temple of Lore The shapes of many SE Asian temples mimic the closed lotus flower. Once I found this out, it was incredibly obvious and I saw them everywhere. I did try to find a photo of a closed lotus flower floating in water alongside the temple, but that plan never really worked out.- Trey RatcliffRead the rest, including some stuff on the new app, here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Like a British Explorer If you get to Angkor Wat very early in the morning, or befriend a monk and get to stay very late into the evening, then you can forget that you're past the year 2011. It doesn't take long before you feel like one of those classical British explorers, tromping through the jungle, finding ancient treasures. And, of course, you get to wear those little fancy hats and everything... But, at the same time, after many days of mega-humid exploration, every time you wake up, you're half-convinced you've contracted Legionnaires' disease. It's that unsettling feeling of waking up overseas in a cold sweat in a strange bed thinking, "OMG, I'm pretty sure my kidney shouldn't feel quite like this." - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest of this entry and a little plug for MagCloud here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Journey of a Lifetime in Africa I have never been to Africa, but it is very high on the list. Very very high. And I understand from many of my friends that it will get very deep into me, and I'll want to go back many times. That's okay... and I look forward to that feeling! This photo is taken in Disney World in the Animal Kingdom. The Imagineers run around and make everything look all Africa-ey and authentic... I don't really know how authentic this is... but I certainly liked the feeling and style of this wall, so had to take a photo!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Searching For Water The amazing Ta Prohm ruins of Cambodia have secrets around every turn. These enigmatic trees grow up and over everything. I was amazed by the girth and length of this lateral root system, as the trees search everywhere for water. - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Balloons at Disney I've been trying to capture a shot of balloons at Disney forever... it took a while before I found something with which I was happy! Do you know these balloons cost $10? TEN DOLLARS! A ten dollar balloon... but they do light up. So that's kinda cool. What isn't cool is that you have to buy one for every single kid in your retinue. One other cool thing (kinda secret) is that if it ever goes flat or pops, you can bring it back to get a free one. Technically, you could even bring it back the next year and still get a new one. This might go against the spirit of the deal, but it is a ten dollar balloon for the love of Disney-god. - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at Trey Ratcliff's travel photography blog, Stuck in Customs.
The Lotus Sunrise These delicate shapes are seen on a variety of temples all over southeast Asia, India, and other parts of the Far East. It is the shape of a Lotus Blossom, a timeless symbol, and it is repeated over and over here at Angkor Wat. The lotus represents the purity of body, speech, and mind. Like the lotus, these should float above the muddy waters of attachment and desire. The shot was taken around 5 or 6 AM in the morning. While shooting, I was attended to by a small Cambodian girl that would bring me strong Vietnamese coffee whenever I ran out, which was often. I don't know where she would go to get it -- she would disappear off into the jungle and come walking calmly back every 15 minutes or so, smiling. - Trey Ratcliff Read more, including some info on my upcoming London photowalk (and vote on some locations for shots!) here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Wrapping Around Time The ancient ruins of Angkor Wat are wild and unprotected. I think the country just cannot afford to properly keep the sites maintained. This is both good and bad. It's good for me, since I can go anywhere, climb anywhere, and take photos of anything ... - Trey Ratcliff The rest of this entry is available here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Under the Ancient Skies Sometimes, an HDR image of a cool place can come out a little boring, even in an interesting place such as this. So, often times I will run the image through a black and white treatment (see my Silver Efex Pro Review). That tool is a lot of fun and can help take a boring photo and make it more interesting.As I begin the processing, I sometimes discover a photo is more about shape, line, and contrast than it is about color, light, and saturation. It's all still there, in all it's HDR glory, but the emphasis has had a bit of a correction.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Colorful Cambodia


Many of my Cambodia photos ended up going in more of the monochromatic direction. I like the black & white look + sepia treatments. They make it all seem sort of timeless and nice. But when I was processing this one, I decided to have the sunrise colors shine through.

I remember at this point in the morning, my lens was finally fog-free. This was a hard lesson to learn, but now I no longer go from AC environments to muggy outdoors in the same way. If I have to go through this situation, I normally keep my camera inside a big ziplock baggie, which ends up getting most of the condensation when I go back outside.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of the post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Click here to read the rest of the post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(1707327823,'',XLarge,'',1024,762);">Colorful Cambodia Many of my Cambodia photos ended up going in more of the monochromatic direction. I like the black & white look + sepia treatments. They make it all seem sort of timeless and nice. But when I was processing this one, I decided to have the sunrise colors shine through.I remember at this point in the morning, my lens was finally fog-free. This was a hard lesson to learn, but now I no longer go from AC environments to muggy outdoors in the same way. If I have to go through this situation, I normally keep my camera inside a big ziplock baggie, which ends up getting most of the condensation when I go back outside.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of the post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Colorful Cambodia


Many of my Cambodia photos ended up going in more of the monochromatic direction. I like the black & white look + sepia treatments. They make it all seem sort of timeless and nice. But when I was processing this one, I decided to have the sunrise colors shine through.

I remember at this point in the morning, my lens was finally fog-free. This was a hard lesson to learn, but now I no longer go from AC environments to muggy outdoors in the same way. If I have to go through this situation, I normally keep my camera inside a big ziplock baggie, which ends up getting most of the condensation when I go back outside.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of the post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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