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Photographing Birds with Your Ears It is already extremely challenging to look for an elusive bird in the rainforest in daytime, let alone searching for nocturnal bird at night. This is where ‘photographing birds with your ears’ comes into play. Borneo has beautiful luscious green rainforest with rustling foliage by day and totally pitched dark... Continue Reading →
Masked Finfoot | Early sighting in 1992|Malaysia Masked Finfoot | Early sighting in 1992 | Malaysia In the early 90's, not much was known about the Masked Finfoot (heliopais personata), an aquatic bird, except for its distribution in eastern Indian subcontinent, Indochina and Malaysia. There were a few reports of its early sighting in Taman Negara,... Continue Reading →
Birding Khao Yai National Park Thailand It was 43 ° C in Bangkok under the direct sun and 38 °C under the shade. Nomatter how you look at it, it was very HOT. It was time to escape the heat to the cooler 20 degree mountain air, Khao Yai National Park for birding. The last time I stepped... Continue Reading →
Plant and landscape photography at Singapore Gardens by the Bay The two domes are two great places to take plant and landscape photography at Singapore Gardens by the Bay. Equipped with just 1 camera and 2 lenses ( 50 mm f/1.8 II and 17-70 mm), I spent the morning photographing in the Flower dome and Cloud... Continue Reading →
Dipterocarp at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Singapore, Closure for restoration from 15 September 2014. I was at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Singapore last week to photograph the seedling of the giant dipterocarp tree. The light under the rainforest canopy was very dim. What made matter worst was the high contrast lighting on the canopy... Continue Reading →
Blue Coral Snake or Malayan Coral snake (Calliophis bivirgatusta) Singapore near Terentang Trail (near HSBC TreeTop Walk, Singapore Island Club, MacRitchie Reservoir) It had been a very dry month. Anna, Tang and I met Alan Ow Yong along Terentang trail (near the junction to the HSBC TreeTop Walk). Tang who is a “spiderman” has the tendency... Continue Reading →
Tiny micro frogs in pitcher plants, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo We have been to Kubah National Park in Sarawak for many times to photograph the many variety of frogs but never paid attention to the tiny micro frogs near the pitcher plants until recently. Vincent from Kuching and I visited the park one late... Continue Reading →
Santubong Nature Festival Borneo - Macro Photography WorkshopThe Santubong Nature Festival was held on 9 and 10 November organised by Malaysian Nature Society Kuching Branch and Permai Rainforest Resort in Santubong, Sarawak, just 45 minutes from Kuching. The two day event was organised to promote the awareness and appreciation for nature. Here are the speakers for the... Continue Reading →
First image of Dulit Frogmouth
Bird watching in Sarawak Borneo Photographing the elusive bird of the rainforest in Sarawak BorneoOur first bird watching trip to Sarawak was by far the most extensive and ambitious. It was from 24 July to 7 August in 2006 with Mano to survey the bird density in Sarawak. We embarked on the 15 day bird watching trip in Sarawak from... Continue Reading →
Photographing Fungi in Rainforest of South-East Asia| PhotoTravelAsia Many of us would have encountered fungi in our lives either through our favorite cream of mushroom soup or the moulds that grow on a piece of stale bread. Fungus is a simple fast-growing type of plant such as mushroom or mould. While some fungi are edible,... Continue Reading →
Reddish Scops Owl | Birds of Borneo I was in Kubah National Park Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo in October 2011 looking for owl with Yeo Siew Teck. It was about 8 pm on the main road in the park. The road going up into the national park was pitched dark as soon as we past the... Continue Reading →
// Borneo Bird Festival Sabah|Bird Photography in Sepilok. The Borneo Bird Festival was the melting pot for bird lovers, conservation enthusiasts, ornithologists, for the local residents and international bird communities. It was a 3 day event in Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo from 14-16 October 2011. The event not only shared the latest development on the... Continue Reading →
