Monday, November 5, 2012

Enchanting Kuang Si Falls

The Enchanting Kuang Si Falls,28km from Luang Prabang
 is a must see site for all who dropped by this UNESCO World Heritage Site
special for its unique cascading travertine falls.



Camera,Nikon D90
lens used -Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di 11 VC
focal length 19mm,exposure time 1/5s & apeture f/32







a lao boy doing a Titanic pose







focal length 22mm,exposure time 1/4s & apeture f/32



a relaxing calm pool



Cascading down the river









Having a shower at the cascade.



Rope swing jump from tree













An Asiatic black bear rescue centre.



Note the size is almost double that of the Malayan Sun bear.





Saved from it's paw being brewed into this tonic whisky.



Anthony having a look at the map.



Alice waiting at the entrance.



Our ride for the 28km trip from Luang Prabang to the falls
other means of transport there are by chartered tuk-tuk,mini van,bicycle or even walking there.
(note-left hand drive in Laos)







View Kuang Si Falls in a larger map
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26 comments:

  1. Kamsiah yusoffNovember 5, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Thomas,thanks 4 sharing picture yg awesome...!!!

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  2. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerNovember 5, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Really gorgeous photos, I'm sure you enjoyed your time there!

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  3. puteri kasihNovember 5, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    very beautiful pictures bro..The picture just comes to live when you look at it :)

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  4. Karya HatiNovember 6, 2012 at 1:31 AM

    the waterfalls was so amazing. nice shot!

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  5. caliph shurikenNovember 6, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    nice sharing pics, bro.. really like all of them ^^

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  6. alicesgNovember 6, 2012 at 2:22 PM

    Lovely photos. Did not realise that Laos have such beautiful waterfall.

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  7. kay masinganNovember 6, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    tenang tengok gambar di sini..sangat cantik!

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  8. SeriNovember 6, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    nice photos from laos...thanks for sharing...

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  9. UnknownNovember 6, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    memang terbaek........

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  10. CheqnaNovember 6, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    Hi Thomas,

    fantastic pictures and lovely view..love the waterfalls!

    Last week I suddenly had the urge to visit local waterfalls after reading MAS mag but then I'm not into trekking for the time being..hehe.

    TQ for the info on photos taken...you brought many lenses then?

    :-)

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    1. Thomas LeeNovember 6, 2012 at 10:49 PM

      Cheqna,
      I took 3 lens there and a tripod for the slow shutter
      but i was using the new 17-50mm Tamron lens most of the time.

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    2. CheqnaNovember 8, 2012 at 9:31 PM

      That's for short distance right n not for the macro? At the moment I don't really carry the 2 lens I have thou I have started to bring along the mini tripod that I have, only suitable for indoor..hehe

      :-)

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    3. Thomas LeeNovember 8, 2012 at 9:51 PM

      Cheqna,
      Yah!It's for landscape and portrait because of the fixed aperture
      at 2.8,i don't think i have time for macro besides the lens tends to be much heavier.

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  11. Nava KNovember 7, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    Finally, managed to see the comment box. The waterfall is so amazing and breathtaking. Looks like you was in Laos and I am planning to go next year.

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    1. Thomas LeeNovember 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM

      Nava K,
      It will be a journey back to the 70ies.

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  12. wakgelasNovember 8, 2012 at 12:07 PM

    wak pon dh lama X buat slow shutter atas tripod jugakkk.. ahakkss

    gud job thomas..

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  13. AnonymousNovember 8, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    Very nice slow shutter shots. Did you also try using ND filter to further slow the shutter speed?

    Love looking at these pics!

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    1. Thomas LeeNovember 8, 2012 at 2:54 PM

      de engineur,
      i have the cokin ND2 but didn't use it
      because the speed is slow enough
      as the place is shady.

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  14. ~Beb~November 8, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    Speechless.. Knape ctk sgt? Boss, bila mau terbang longggg journey?

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    1. Thomas LeeNovember 8, 2012 at 9:55 PM

      Beb,
      Boss mesti OK punya,Airasia ada mah,
      tapi makanan halal limited sikit.

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  15. Faaein Talip RoyNovember 8, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    melihat gambar alam di blog mr.thomas tak pernah mengecewakan saya..
    gambar yang sangat indah.. harap sangat dapat menjelajah ke sana juga nanti..

    lepas ni travel ke mana pula mr.thomas? =)

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    1. Thomas LeeNovember 9, 2012 at 8:05 AM

      Faaein,
      Laos is just 2.5hrs away,
      lepas ni ada kerja,
      mungkin kalau ada kelapangan tahun depan jln lagi.

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  16. SandyCarlsonNovember 10, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    These are dreamy!

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  17. gbeejippNovember 10, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    Sad. I was supposed to fly into Laos 2 weeks ago and this waterfall was supposedly in my itinerary. Huhu. Damn my job.

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  18. Staff AdministratorNovember 10, 2012 at 11:35 PM

    kembali...tururt meramaikan kawan :D

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  19. mychickenflossSeptember 6, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    I love waterfall! But these pictures, they really fascinate me.:) cantik.cantik.cantik.

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