3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference Kutch, Gujarat. Bird watching India The 3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference Kutch, Gujarat. Bird watching India. was held in Kutch, Gujarat, India in January 2013. We took part in the The 3rd Global Bird Watchers' Conference and extended our trip to explore other parts of the Greater Rahn of Kutch. Gujarat... Continue Reading →
A Homestay Experience – in Mesilau, Kundasang, Sabah
Skip the hotels and motels, why not experience more with the locals by staying with them? That was what we did at Mesilau, which is situated on the east side of Mount Kinabalu, a point where some climbers start. After the driver picked us up from the Cottage Hotel, we took a short drive to... Continue Reading →
4 Day 3 Night Borneo-Mount Kinabalu Nature Photography Workshop
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 →
Singapore National Museum Night Festival Lightshow 2012
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 Celebrates 47th National Day with fireworks
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
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 →
3 Day short course in macro and closeup photography workshop in Singapore
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 →
2 day short course in Photography workshop in Singapore
2 Day short course in Photography workshop in Singapore Learn the basic photography techniques quickly and get a grip on the essentials in 3 day short course in Photography workshop in Singapore through Nature @ Work. In the 2 day Photography Workshop, course and class in Singapore with John Arifin, you won't be buried in the technical details. The... Continue Reading →
Learn Adobe Lightroom in Singapore
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! 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
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 →
Photographing Tigers in Kanha and Bandhavgarh National Park India
Photographing Tigers in Kanha and Bandhavgarh National Park India The Royal Bengal tiger is the essence of Indian wildlife and ultimate big cat that once roamed in large numbers all over Asia from the cold Siberian wilderness to the equatorial rain forest of Sumatra. There are fewer than 5000 tigers left in the wild. Some... Continue Reading →
Southern Pied Hornbill, birds near Orchard Road, Singapore
My daughter left for school at 7:25 am. She messaged me "Daddy, there's a hornbill outside". i got the camera and dashed downstairs but the hornbill was not there. It was supposed to be just outside our apartment near the gate. Later, at about 8:05 am, I took my labrador for his usual morning walk.... Continue Reading →
Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India
// Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India Singapore to Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat,India Bird Watching and Photographing Wildlife in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. In January, we were in the 2nd Global Bird Watcher Conference in India to observe the exotic birds and wildlife of Gujarat starting with... Continue Reading →
Flamingos in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India
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 →
Happy New Year 2012 @ Marina Bay Sands Singapore
To all friends and readers, Wishing you all a blessed new year. This is the first time we ushered the new year at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. It was a beautiful clear evening after all the rain that we had in the past few weeks. Marina Bay Sands was beaming with lasers and all kinds of... Continue Reading →
Reddish Scops Owl | Birds of Borneo
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
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
// 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 →
Borneo Bird Festival Sabah 2011 & Bird Photography in Sepilok, Sabah
Borneo Bird Festival Sabah 2011 & Bird Photography in Sepilok, Sabah A pair of Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher @ Borneo Bird Festival Sabah 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... Continue Reading →




























