Many photographers who plan trips to Asia specifically avoid the rainy season, but I prefer it. I will take an overcast sky and occasional rain to clear blue skies any day. Sure, in the dry season sunrises and sunsets can be anticipated, but for the rest of the day you have to deal with harsh, direct sunlight with its terrible contrast. When shooting portraits, this isn't a major problem because you can ask your subjects to move into the shade. But for landscapes, ruins, festivals, boating activities and more, soft and diffused light is much better. Today in Cambodia, my photo tour group and I had couldn't shoot for part of the day due to the rain, but for the several hours in Angkor Wat when the rain stopped the lighting and contrast was ideal. I captured this famous doorway in Ta Prohm Temple with a 14mm lens, 1/200, f/8, and 800 ISO.
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