Birding Wildlife Travel Asia
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.
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 →
Mid Autumn Festival China Town Singapore. Mid Autumn Festival in China Town Singapore is the place to be to see the atmosphere of the festival celebrated in the 8th month of the lunar calendar. The full moon will be on 8 September 2014 where moon cakes will be served (accompanied by Chinese tea ) after... Continue Reading →
Photo Travel Asia| Sultan Mosque Singapore Hari Raya Celebration The Sultan Mosque in Singapore was built in 1824 and gazetted as a national monument in 1975. After one month of dawn-to-dusk fasting during Ramadan, the first three days of Hari Raya Aidilfitri are celebrated on a grand scale in Singapore. Hari Raya celebration is colourful and facinating... Continue Reading →
