Tomb Raider spot, a photo from Siem Reab, West

Photographer's Note

A spot in Angkor Thom that is now famous as "Tomb Raider spot" because it was used in the movie Tomb Raider. Obviously it's a very photogenic spot, it was chosen by Hollywood cinematographer. It became a popular spot for tourist to pose and photographed.
It's somewhat difficult trying to take photo without having some tourist in the scene, so what I did was take 2 frames with the tourist at different position. Then on PS I merged the 2 as layers and remove the tourist.

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whereami (1477) 2003-12-08 8:04

Beautiful photo. You captured the detail in the stonework well, and the colours are great.

Interesting note about how to remove unwanted tourists from a shot. All I need now is someone to buy me PS for Christmas....

richtersl (3546) 2003-12-08 9:05

These ruins are incredible! That one tree is completely consuming the temple. You captured the stonework detail well here. Also, the post processing paid off well!

I've added this to my Demolition By Neglect Theme.

mdchachi (1612) 2003-12-08 10:53

This really looks like a movie set. Something you might see at Universal Studios. It's awesome that it's a real place. Nice shot and nice technique for removing the tourist.

pamastro (7296) 2004-02-17 16:36

Very good shot. I like the crispness of it and the colors. It looks so unreal the way the roots are wrapping around things. Very awesome shot. Without seeing people in this gives it an added unreal look because you can't tell scale. The roots seem too large and the building seems too small. Good job getting rid of the tourists. Great idea and great photo.