The tail end of Typhoon Chaba struck as we arrived in Sihanoukville, delaying our trip out to the island by a day. We arrived from Siem Reap after dark, planning to go to Koh Rong early the next morning, but the storm and the rough seas forced us to stay on the mainland for two nights.
Shot on a roll of Lomography Lady Grey ISO 400
We stayed an extra full day on Otres Beach, a quiet part of Sihanoukville far out from the main town. When the rain slacked, we took walks along the beach or down the road to a restaurant. It was low season, and the area was quiet and nearly empty.
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| Dune Buggy |
A resort town in off season has an interesting feel to it, almost like time slows down. On the way to eat at one of the little beachfront restaurants, we passed a broken tuk-tuk carriage. Unlike in Thailand where a tuk-tuk is a full vehicle, in Cambodia, they consist of carriages harnessed to a motorbike.
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| Broken Tuk-Tuk |
The storm brought pounding rain, dark skies, and strong wind. We huddled under a covered beachfront restaurant watching the storm. I like this one because of the strong contrast. It's that noir style that I like again!
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| Typhoon Chaba |
Here's another photo of the storm winds blowing off from the ocean. It was really dark and cloudy that day, so most of these pictures turned out dim and grainy, even with 400-speed film.
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| Autumn Storm |
Finally, the storm slacked, and a little bit of sun came out! We explored the village. I really like this picture, but it turned out kind of dark. This one might have worked better on color film, but it's still one of my favorites. Maybe I'm biased because of the subject!
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| The sun came out! |
Great black and white pics!!!
ReplyDeleteI've got to get more film! I want to try some new stuff like redscale and slide positives!
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