Sunset on the Kwai

Sunset on the Kwai

THAI0402

June 2004

In a strange way, Kanchanaburi was one of my favorite parts of Thailand.  It had a lot to offer, from the highways up to Erawan National Park, to the history that surrounded the town during WWII.  It was near the site of the forced labor camps of Allied POWs, where they were made to tunnel and lay track for a railroad that was never completed.  Hellfire pass is an area where many soldiers died trying to hack their way through the jungle.  And then there is the river Kwai, which was immortalized in the movie about a bridge.  It was a fantastic place to visit.  This is a night shot, as the sun set over the river, after a long day.  Here you could hear and see bats skimming the surface of the water, using their echolocation to hone in and gobble up the mosquitoes, flies, and other flying insects that took to the air at dusk.  Enjoy.

 

 

Technical notes:

Camera: NIkon N80
Film: Fuji Provia 100F

Lens: Nikon 28-135 mm f/3.5-4.5

Focal length: 28 mm

Exposure: 1/80   f/8   ISO 400

Post-processing: Scanned on a Nikon Coolscan 5000; toning and curves adjustment in PS4