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Photographing Fungi in Rainforest of Southeast Asia | PhotoTravelAsia We have encountered fungi in our lives either through our favorite cream of mushroom soup or the molds that grow on a piece of stale bread. Fungus is a simple fast-growing type of organisms such as mushroom and mold. While some fungi are edible, others can... Continue Reading →
Leopards, wildlife photography workshop Sri Lanka. Leopards. Wildlife photography workshop Sri Lanka Some wildlife experts believe that Yala National Park houses one of the world’s highest density of leopards. See what we photographed in the wildlife photography workshop in Sri Lanka. Since leopard in Sri Lanka stays at the top of the predator tree (unlike the tiger... Continue Reading →
Bird Watching, Bird Photography in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a joy for bird watching and bird photography. It is a delightful country with friendly people, beautiful landscapes, delicious food and rich in wildlife with its long tradition of conservation due to the long history of Buddhism ideology. Today, there are 33 endemic birds from... Continue Reading →
Nature & Wildlife Photography Talk by Canon Singapore. Canon Singapore organized a free talk on Nature and Wildlife Photography on 15 June 2013. The registration was filled up in about 2 days when Canon Singapore announced it last month. SInce it was on the eve of Father's day, we weren't sure how many will show... Continue Reading →
I took a few images from the participant of the recent 3 Day Macro Photography Class in Singapore and processed the images in Adobe Lightroom 4. Notice how a slight and simple enhancement could make the big difference. Here is the image before editing on Adobe Lightroom 4. Here is the image of the jewelry... Continue Reading →
2 Day Macro Photography Class Singapore. "What is Macro Photography?" I asked the participants. The answers varied from " close-up", "details" and "magnification". Equipped with simple lenses, we ventured to discover the world of macro photography in Singapore. The world of macro photography is endless and stunning. What we don't see with our naked eyes could be... Continue Reading →
Photographing Birds of Fraser's Hill | West Malaysia (28 March- 6 April 2013) Photographing Birds of Fraser's Hill|West Malaysia Fraser's Hill has been a favorite destination for a long time especially for the locals to escape the tropical heat. It is also a popular birding destination in peninsula Malaysia . Located just 1.5 hours from... Continue Reading →
4 Days 3 nights Borneo, Mount Kinabalu Nature Photography Workshopwith John Arifin. Trip date : 01-04 October 2012. 4D3N Nature Photography Mount Kinabalu Borneo Workshop Trip Details King of Pitcher Plant Endemic to Sabah Malaysian Borneo Borneo is the world's third largest island with Mount Kinabalu being the tallest mountain towering at 4000m above the... Continue Reading →
Lightshow this evening during the Singapore Night Festival at the Singapore National Museum at 7:30 pm. Multimedia show projected on the exterior of the Singapore National Museum. While most people used tripod. I had it handheld with stabilizer at 1/5 sec at ISO 1000 to 1250. The show will be on Aug 24,25 and Sep... Continue Reading →
Singapore celebrated the 47th National Day tonight. There were thousands of photographers at the waterfronts. I took these images from the Promontory @ Marina Bay this evening at the Young NTUC event. I arrived just around 4 pm where there were thousands of spectators already seated on the enclosed grass field waiting for the event.... Continue Reading →
3 day Macro photography workshop Singapore | Photo Travel Asia We had a great time sharing in the 3 day Macro photography workshop with lots pictures from the 2 field outings. In the tropical Singapore, we were never short of subjects to photograph for macro from plants, spiders, insects and more. Participants learned the tools and... Continue Reading →
Turn something ordinary into extra ordinary during the 3 day short course in macro & close-up photography workshop in Singapore. Why just take ordinary photo when you can explore the macro world to flex your creativity vision ? Unfortunately, many photographer either don't understand macro photography or intimidated by it. But once you get started,... Continue Reading →
Learn Adobe Lightroom in Singapore How do you manage your thousands of images in your digital library today? How do you quickly sort out your images when you just come back from a photo trip? How do you optimize your digital workflow? If you are not using anything yet, you could consider Adobe Lightroom. I use... Continue Reading →
My Neighbourhood Gems! Singapore photography contest, seminar & network My Neighbourhood GEMS! Lifestyle Masters Series, A Photography journey organized on 14 April 2012 at Buona Vista Community Club by PMET Division@PA. There were more than 200 participants. The occasion was graced by Minister MG(NS) Chan Chun Sing, acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports... Continue Reading →
Apply Beyond Basic Travel Photography Class Singapore We conduct WS 201 workshop, Beyond Basic Travel Photography Class SIngapore on regular basis focusing in getting results from participants who have pockets of photography knowledge over time. The workshop lasts for 3 days conducted either on weekend or weekdays. Let our experience coach you on how to... Continue Reading →
Flamingos in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. Excited about what we were going to see this morning, we left at 9.30 am after waiting for 3 other visitors from Ahmedabad to join us just for the flamingos expedition. The journey would take 1.5 hours one way through the scorching sun and barren land over... 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 →
One Asia Festival Singapore The two day Photography event ended today on December 11,2011 at Suntec City Singapore. The prominent speakers from overseas were Steve McCurry, Michael Yamashita, Michael Freeman, Manuel Librodo & Gunther Deichmann. The speakers from Singapore were Bob Lee, Bjourn Olesen, Joseph Tan and John Arifin (myself). Asian Geographic printed the100 page... Continue Reading →
// Sri Lanka Leopard, Kulu Wildlife Photo Safaris We visited Yala National Park in Sri Lanka in October 2011 with Kulu Wildlife Safari. The first leopard that we sighted was in the first afternoon game drive on the day we arrived Yala National Park. To our surprise, the leopard was resting on the tree branch... Continue Reading →
Singapore F1 Grand Prix Photography Course & Workshop I normally shoot only fast birds and wild animals deep in the tropical jungle of Asia. But The Singapore F1 Grand Prix was challenging as fast cars raced at night. The Singapore F1 Grand Prix event attracted about 240,000 spectators over the weekend in September 2010. Many of them... Continue Reading →
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