So I finally got to visit Bokor National Park and the remains of the old French outpost there. I became stranded in Cambodia a few months back, due mostly to the need to leave Vietnam for a visa run. It was oppressively hot in Phnom Penh, and once I'd received word I wouldn't be able to pick up my visa for at least an extra week, I decided to head down to Kampot for a few days. I met some great folks down there- expats from the UK, France, a few Aussie characters. They said I should go up Bokor Mountain and take a look- it turned into one of the best solo travel days of my life. I hired a 125cc Airblade and took the 90-minute trip. The temperature drops 10 degrees as you climb the hill, and there's a bunch of monkey troops along the way. I was given a few kilos of over-ripe mangoes to feed them by one of the French expats I met. At the top the old French Casino wasn't the eerie ruins it once was- It's had a makeover and now is back in business (sort of- basically empty as far as I could tell- a few rich families playing on the front lawn). Two other massive Chinese-built gambling houses seemed completely abandoned. Good. I got to explore the old French church, and many other old out-buildings were still there, but access to them was blocked for some reason. That was annoying. Anyways, I cruised around the top of the hill and found plenty to shoot with my beloved Lucy Lumix. We had a great day out together.
Long time no Tumblr since we can no longer do reposting from instagram. Here are few still frames from video filming in the streets of Ximending District in Taipei. ( Dulens apo mini prime 58mm t2.4 adapted with Schneider Super Cinelux 2x anamorphic scope )
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