Birding Wildlife Travel Asia
The awakening of the Sunda Scops Owl at the Singapore Botanical Gardens|UNESCO World Heritage Site Observing the Sunda Scops Owl at the Singapore Botanic Gardens (UNESCO World Heritage Site) was a learning experience for me since it had a very ‘narrow shooting opportunity’ before the daylight fades. It is also a test of the capability of... Continue Reading →
Photo Travel Asia | Early morning walk from the Singapore Merlion. Have you done anything different out of the daily routine recently? How many sun rise do you see in a year? I went to see the sunrise at the Merlion in Singapore. The Singapore Merlion was designed by Fraser Brunner for Singapore Tourism in 1964.... 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 →
Fireworks on Singapore 50th National Day Golden Jubilee Celebration MRT and bus rides were free. The transfer from Marina South Station to the circle line to Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay was packed from every direction. We were in with the crowd to join in the celebration to capture fireworks on Singapore 50th national Day... Continue Reading →
DJMPC 2015 Annual Photography Contest. Revisiting Coimbatore as one of the contest judges. DJ memorial photography contest (DJMPC) is an annual photography contest organized by Lakshmi Machine Works Limited since 2012 to commemorate its past Chairman and Managing Director, Dr D Jayavarthanavelu who was a keen photographer. I was invited as one of the judges for... Continue Reading →
Nilgiri Tahr, Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India Where can you get a guarantee sighting of Nigiri Tahr (Nilgiri Ibex) in India? We spent 2 days looking for the Nilgiri Tahr near Munnar, Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India (South of Coimbatore). The town of Munnar in the state of Kerala in India is near Eravikulam National... Continue Reading →
Once a bird photographer, always a bird photographer, even with an iPhone I was at the Singapore Central Financial Business District (Raffles Place MRT). The sky was blue and the skyscrapers were just like concrete jungle (towering dipterocarpus) to a bird photographer. I was aiming my iPhone to capture the contrast of buildings and sunny blue... Continue Reading →
Jambu Fruit-Dove, Crashed at Winsland House, Birds at Orchard Road Singapore As I walked home this morning around 7:45 am, I almost stepped on a Jambu Fruit-Dove on the walkway by the road side that had crashed at Winsland House, near Orchard Road, Singapore. It was sitting motionless on the concrete floor probably due to the impact... Continue Reading →
The park ranger found a chick on the road to the camp and rescued it. It must have dropped from the nest. The ranger fed the bird and left it on the branch near the canteen at kaeng Krachan National park at the Bang Krang Camp. A day later, wonderful things happened. The parents responded... Continue Reading →
Canon EOS 7D Mark II and EOS 5D Mark III comparison - Bird Photography in Rainforest. I recently took a new Canon 7D Mark II and my old 5D III to Thailand. After a quick calibration and customization on the Canon EOS 7D Mark II, I took both cameras into the rainforest to photograph mainly birds.... Continue Reading →
Cherry Blossom, Birding in Doi Inthanon, Doi Lang, Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, Northern Thailand near Chiang Mai. From the highest peak in Thailand at Doi Inthanon (2565m), we traveled along the border of Thailand and Myanmar along Doi Lang and Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park in search of mountain birds. The weather... Continue Reading →
Singapore China Town Lunar New Year Photography Walk by Singapore Institute of Management(SIM) and Information Technology Group (ITG) with John Arifin The Lunar New Year celebration in Singapore at China Town is one of the most visited attractions for local and tourist alike. I led a photography walk organized by Singapore Institute of Management SIM... Continue Reading →
How good is the camera image stabilizer and how to maximize it ? Today I decided to go extra light in my bird photography equipment to photograph the Hooded Pitta at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. I left my big lens and Gitzo tripod. I brought only my 70-300 walk about zoom (with image stabiliser) and a... Continue Reading →
Brown-Chested Jungle Flycatcher, Singapore. I think it is a jungle out there. First it was the Red Junglefowls, now the Brown-Chested Jungle Flycatcher. The Brown-Chested Jungle Flycatcher is a winter migrant to Singapore. I started noticing it about a week ago at my fence perching on its favourite tree ( or branch ) scooping insects... Continue Reading →
Red Junglefowl near Orchard Road, Singapore Six Red Junglefowls (Gallus gallus) were were sighted this afternoon near Orchard Road. They were feeding near the grass patch near Orchard Central. See the Junglefowl perching on the "green" metal branch with Orchard Road as the backdrop. Junglefowls were also spotted near the ERP Gantry near Orchard Road some time ago.
