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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
Creative Travel Photography On the topic of Creative Travel Photography, I would like to inject something less serious but fun photo. Seeing double ? Recently we were in Spain and Anna took this photo with the iPhone and edited in Adobe Lightroom ( i.e. cropping, colour balancing etc ...). If you explore the panorama feature on... Continue Reading →
What is Creative Travel Photography ? Are snap shots of our travel images enough to be called travel photography ? What makes travel photography interesting and challenging that evoke feelings about the place we visit ? Travel photography is a sub category of photography just like fashion photography or portrait that it focuses on certain subjects. We see... Continue Reading →
Black-backed Kingfisher near Orchard Road, crashed into window. I was walking home this morning and saw a colourful dead Black-backed Kingfisher near Windsland House. The location of the bird was just below the building. This seems to suggest that the bird must have crashed into the window of the building. It must have been flying... Continue Reading →
Red Junglefowl near Orchard Road, Singapore A pair of Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) were feeding on the grass patch near the MRT station near Orchard Road. They flew-up to a nearby tree as I approached them with my phone camera. As usual, I ran back and picked up my DSLR camera. Surprisingly, they were quite comfortable on top... Continue Reading →
Blue-eared Kingfisher, Bird in Singapore Zoo.This was in 2013. Blue-eared Kingfisher, Bird in Singapore Zoo. News travel fast in Singapore especially when there is a very interesting and attractive bird sighting. The recent Blue-eared Kingfisher sighting at the zoo in Singapore was not an exception. You would see many photographers with long lenses aiming at the... Continue Reading →
Owl, Birds near Orchard Road Singapore at night. Orchard Road is well known for its birds such as Mynahs and Crows that gather and roost on trees along the shopping belt on Orchard Road at dusk. You may have seen pigeons along the road but have you heard or seen owls near Orchard Road Singapore at... Continue Reading →
Depth of Field - Full frame sensor versus Cropped Frame APS-C sensor Many of us love the blur out of focus background of the lens we called " bokeh" normally generated by very wide open aperture like f/2.8, f/1.8 or even f/1.4 . However, those lenses are not always cheap (except the 50mm f/1.4 or... Continue Reading →
2 day Travel Photography Workshop Singapore - Slow down, be still and grab the moments. We had a 2 day photography workshop in Singapore last weekend. After we nailed down the panning shots, everyone was eager to take the next challenge. Learning how to see and capture. The place was chaotic, busy but colorful. What... Continue Reading →
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 →
Global International Tiger Day July 29 At the turn of 1900, there were estimated 100,000 tigers worldwide. Today, they are only about 5000 tigers in the world. Almost 95 % of them had perished in the last 100 years. The future for tiger will look bleak if no conservation effort is made. The Global International Tiger Day... Continue Reading →
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 →
Bird watching, bird photography in Kutch, Gujarat, India This plain looking bird would not attract any casual photographer. It is a rare bird indeed. There are 5 members of the Bushchat family in India. The Stoliczka’s Bushchat is virtually endemic to the desert plains in scattered bushes. In the midst of our arduous search, driving... 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 →
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