Merimbun Outing

Went with the BSRC Photogs on an outing to Tasik Merimbun on 3rd July 2010, with special invite to Bob Shahrul aka Bob IR. For his IR version of some Tasik Merimbun sceneries, click HERE.

My take:

Some basic HDR

From Tasik Merimbun in HDR | 3 July 2010

From Tasik Merimbun in HDR | 3 July 2010

From Tasik Merimbun in HDR | 3 July 2010

for more HDR photos click HERE

and of course some macro:

From Tasik Merimbun | 3 July 2010

From Tasik Merimbun | 3 July 2010

From Tasik Merimbun | 3 July 2010

From Tasik Merimbun | 3 July 2010

From Tasik Merimbun | 3 July 2010

and a sleepy snake

From Tasik Merimbun | 3 July 2010

For more macro click HERE


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2nd outing with Ian Frame

My 1st outing with Ian Frame was about a month ago and this nature/macro guru really have an eye for nature. He showed us what we (Suhaimi & myself)would have missed. For the photos from that outing click HERE.

Some photos from the 2nd outing:

From Outing with Ian Frame | 26 June 2010

From Outing with Ian Frame | 26 June 2010

From Outing with Ian Frame | 26 June 2010

From Outing with Ian Frame | 26 June 2010

From Outing with Ian Frame | 26 June 2010

From Outing with Ian Frame | 26 June 2010

For more photos, click HERE.

My return

Alhamdulillah, I am back. That was after my wife had been warded in RIPAS Hospital for 12 days. Tomorrow hopefully will be able to get shots of the Highland Games at Panaga Club, Seria.

Random

With so many things ongoing, both at work and play, I find it difficult to concentrate on one thing at a time. If only I could, I want to complete everything, at the best quality within the time given.

Took this with my wife's Sony DSC-W55 point & shoot camera on 15 May 2010

From Belalang | Sony DSC-W55

Took this photo on 22 May 2010, just in time before it rained really heavily

From Dark Clouds | 22 May 2010

Went round my garden after it stopped raining

From After the rain | 22 May 2010

On Sunday 23 May 2010 we started the land preparation of our padi field... long way to go before its ready for planting

From Sunday | 23 May 2010

Went outing in KB Town with BSRC Photography Section members on 28 May 2010

From Kuala Belait Outing | 28 May 2010

From Kuala Belait Outing | 28 May 2010

and macro outing with Ian Frame and Suhaimi on 29 May 2010

From Macro with Ian Frame | 29 May 2010

From Macro with Ian Frame | 29 May 2010

The long weekend was spent between domestic work in the house and a family gathering in Rimba. The outlook for the next two weeks will be very busy with work. And I hope my wife's health will get better.

Thorny but sweet

Alhamdulillah we are back home in Qasrul Amani after spending just over a week in RIPAS Hospital... Semuga kami semua mendapat rahmat dan hidayat dari Allah dari semua yang kami alami dan hadapi. Amin.

And if the thorns scare you, the young shoot is actually sweet especially if cooked with coconut milk. Just go to the tamu and ask for umbut nibong from the local vendors and maybe you will be lucky to be able to buy some.

More insects

The insect hunter

On the lookout for more. Anyone with information please contact me...

Brief encounters

The waiting was long, the encounter was brief... but its worth the wait.

When there is the urge...

Really feel like posting a hornbill photo and here it is...

wild and beautiful

We found each other

I had just parked the car and stepped out of it when this spider "flew" into me. I think me and spider are made for each other.

Look look

I was watching Hancock on HBO last night when I remembered this photo which I took on 18 Sept 2009. This couple were just so noisy that they threw me off my concentration on a very very important assignment, grab my camera and took quite a number of their poses. Not sure what they were looking at though... maybe they saw Hancock flying past at a very high speed.

another colourful spider

cropped into square format.

Too late???

If I were to advice my sons today, it would be

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure." Confucius



This mantis was so fast and swift when it caught the fly that I missed the opportunity to catch it in action. I thought I was prepared for it but the split second action was just too fast for my fingers to press the shutter at the crucial moment.

Say cheese...

I took this about a year ago. The tiny spidey was so friendly that it jumped onto my index finger and posed for me. Thanks my tiny friend.

My learning: Treat others with respect and you will get more in return.

You are significant!

Sometimes you feel you are so small that you go unnoticed and nobody appreciate your contribution but without realising it you are actually very significant to someone... you are the colour to their life. Bring back that smile. Selamat berpuasa.

between a bee and an ant