Muar, Johor | liewwk

Muar, also known as Bandar Maharani is a town geopolitically situated in Muar District in the region or area of Muar in northwestern Johor, Malaysia. It is the main and biggest town of the bigger entity region or area of the same name, Muar which is sub-divided into the Muar district and the new Ledang district, which was upgraded into a full fledge district from the Tangkak sub-district earlier.[1] Muar district as the only district covering the whole area formerly borders Malacca in the northern part. Upon the upgrading of Ledang district, the Muar district now covers only the area south of Sungai Muar, whilst the northern area beyond the river is in within Ledang district. However, both divided administrative districts are still collectively and fondly called and referred to as the region or area of Muar as a whole by their residents and outsiders.

*** info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muar_town

*** many food to enjoy

*** ~3hours drive from Kuala Lumpur

*** along Jawa Parit toward Batu Pahat many Sunset spots

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looking for CALM

– Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops

– Lee Filter 4×4 CPL

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anywhere

 

 

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more Johor pictures

Johor

 

 

Barred Eagle Owl | liewwk

The Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus), also called the Malay Eagle Owl, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_Eagle-Owl]

a cute owl …

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update 2013 feb 26

… I got ‘meal’ !!! … Barred Eagle Owl 马来雕鸮

a movie clip just before I snap above picture

 

update 2013 Feb 22

Barred Eagle Owl

update 2013 Feb 5

Juvenile Barred Eagle Owl

update 2012 Dec 17

… Yawning …
papa is looking at you

 

 

 

the papa

 

 

Barred Eagle Owl call

More Owl pictures

Owl pictures

Bali, Indonesia | liewwk

a beautiful Island … will be there again to meet up my guide (Agung) again and he is now EOS user as well 😀

 

update 2017 Dec 9

– a morning at Jatiluwih, wonderful rays

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and many related post – Bali series

liewwkNature Photohunters : 2017 Aug Bali

 

liewwkNature Photohunters : 2016 Aug East Java (Bali-Ijen)

Photohunter : 2015 Aug 12-16 Bali Landscape Outing

Photohunter 201408 Bali, Indonesia

 

Amed | Bali, Indonesia

Mount Batur | Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia

Jatiluwih , Bali, Indonesia | liewwk

 

 

Mount Batur | Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia

Jatiluwih , Bali, Indonesia | liewwk

Indonesia, Bali Photography Outing | Tanah Lot

Amed | Bali, Indonesia

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update 2015 Aug 27

– a “waterfall” only appear paddy fill up water season …

… behind the Fall …

 

update 2015 Aug 26

– a beautiful lake.. never gt bore

… abandon reflection …

update 2015 Aug 23

– a beautiful morning at Sanur

… crossing … 1. RGND 3 stops 2. Lee Filter CPL 3. Lee Filter Big Stopper

update 2015 Aug 20

– a morning with tide coming up …

update 2015 Jul 21

– really enjoy any where of Bali even this common Tourist spot

– another try on Olympus Zuiko 8mm F1.8 fisheye

… Dawn Sanur …

update 2015 Jul 7

… misty Sanur-Mt Agung …

update 2013 Jun 16

Tanah Lot never fail me … a beautiful place

… Misty Algae … 1. Lee Filter GND .6h 2. Lee Filter Big Stopper

update 2012 Nov 19

… Flow Over …
– Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops
– Lee Filter 105mm CPL

Update 2012 Jul trip

misty star

… misty star …

Flow … sunset

… Flow | Tanah Lot …
SIngh-Ray RGND 2 stops
Lee Filter 105mm CPL

Milky shy … but then still very clear …..

… Milky Shy | Batur Lake …
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III
14L
Exposure 30
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 14 mm
ISO Speed 1600

Morning Wave from Amed | Bali

… Morning Wave | Amed, Bali, Indonesioa …
Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops
Lee Filter 105mm CPL

 

my Guide – Agung

my Guide – Agung
a night sky .. full with stars

 

 

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a easy hike to see this view … (click the picture for 2400pix view … )

Good Morning …
… attacking | Tanah Lot …

– make use of the wave

– Lee Filter GND .9s and GND .6s

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… “appetizer” …

– Marumi CPL

– Lee Filter GND

 

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beautiful Mount Batur

– Lee Filter GND .9s + .6s

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beautiful night sky

– beautiful night sky ….

 

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view from Batur peak

– not a tough hike .. just take slow …. and beautiful view

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famous Tanah Lot

– Lee Filter GND .9s & .6s

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more Bali, Indonesia pictures

Bali, Indonesia

 

more related link

 Tanah Lot, Bali

Where to get Lee Filters/HAIDA/Singh-Ray | Malaysia

Penang (Pulau Pinang) series | liewwk

 

update 2015 Nov 30

same shooting date previous picture , due to the lightning keep happen at the other site of our target direction … make use of on Body multiple exposure to create this .. no other Post Processing done .. just contrast, saturation and resize

… lightning above …

update 2015 Nov 27

another 2 years been missing this beautiful Island for Landscape …. finally make a crazy decision .. for stay overnight on Penang Hill (outdoor, ~700m from sea level) …

and I miss what I plan to get .. but the lightning night give us good opportunity to get good shot …

… lighting Near …

 

had been missed out this place ~2 years…. we spents 4-6 trips on 2010 … but then stop for ~2 years till now …

recently, I have this picture print real big .. A0-A1 … and have one A3 hang at Canon Service center …. make me feel I should revisit Penang ….

… faceNorth …

– Lee Filter GND .9s

– Lee FIlter GND .9h (reverse as ND9)

 

 

… peace …

– Lee Filter GND .6s – YES …. GND at nightscape

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… the beautfy of Nature …

– Lee FIlter GND .6s

– still remember how beautiful was the sky split to duo tones …

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… the jetty …

– Lee Filter GND .9s

– Lee Filter ND9

– thanks Mujib for bring me here …

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more Penang pictures

Pulau Pinang

 

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More Outing, Workshop

Filters are important for seascape – Look for Lee Filters …?

Looking for a Good Landscape Tripod – Fotopro

– My Gear – Fotopro

– Fotopro T-series T64c/T74c/T83c

 

Pantai Kelanang, Banting | liewwk

a beautiful mangrove beach locate not too far from Kuala Lumpur (~1.5 hours drive) and 40minutes from KLIA airport. this beach also close famous Morib beach. a mangrove beach with mangrove plant, sand beach (long ~5-8km) ..

non stop

– a demo capture to my gang how to capture the “movement”

– Lee FIlter GND .9s

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the two trees

– capture few years back while I trying to look for sunset spot …

– the 2 trees had dead …

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went there to capture ths shadow …

– special went there to capture the lines

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running… Horseshoe Crab

– capture the wave again …

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reflection

– Lee Filter GND .9s

– Lee FIlter 4×4 CPL

 

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more Kelanang beach pictures

 

Pantai Kelanang

 

 

 

Pantai Perpat, Johor | liewwk

a beautiful beach with all “kelong” (use for prawn catch), Johor simply beautiful … I would love to spend more time there if time permit …

~30min drive from Batu Pahat, Johor toward Skudai (coaster road)

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update 2012 Aug 21

… captured this when my 2012 Aug Nightscape workshop
Lee Filter GND .75s
Singh-Ray LB Warming and Neutral Circular Polarizers

liewwk 2012 Aug Landscape – Nightscape workshop

 

 

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... hope ...

– non filter

 

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Sg Lurus, Johor 

 

More Johor pictures

… star Trail | liewwk …

star trail need a lot of patient.. after hours capture the compo could be wrong , the weather could be change to cloudy …. etc but yet we still trying our best to capture to share

star trail from Johor

– Canon 5d + 14F2.8 @F2.8 + 30s x 123

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cold star trail

– the only north star I capture … 🙁

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capture while workshop

– my 2011 Jul workshop capture

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… the reflection …

– with reflection

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More Stars/Nightscape Captures

More stars

 

some related sharing

How I shoot Stars/Milky Way

Sg Lurus, Johor

Some Milky Way | liewwk

 

 

 

 

my Filter – GND .6s & RGND 2 stops | liewwk

it is not easy to tell how filter help us as landscape photographer … normally we face

1. either foreground correct exposure but the sky will be over or sky ok but foreground under

2. when light reach horizontal (sunset/sunrise last momet) … the center park of the light source use to over exposure with highlight blown …

and here is a simple picture show what filters I to get different results

filter or not .. and GND or RGND ????

– GND use up to the grass level

– RGND use up to the house

– meter on foreground grass

my previous share on RGND click

Why GND or RGND

Reverse GND

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2011 FRIM Bidor Coffee Book | liewwk

We (me, Shunfa, Lio JH, Jason Loo) are honour that got invited to be photographers for the coffee-table book of FRIM Bidor, not much people know about this place but this is a GREAT project done by FRIM (Dr L.H. Ang and other contribute … )

This is a greening project for an ex-tin mining Lake (or call reforestration), where FRIM spend years to convert/green the  “sand” land … and if you able to go into the compound, you will WOW WOW WOW by the result … and we were there for months and able to capture so many different kinds of floras, fauna, birds, fishes .. etc …. after this project make me feel I should love and enjoy forest more … the forests are here, pls enjoy, love & preserve them….

 

not much pictures are allow to share on public but those wish to have a look at the book and pictures feel free ask when we meet up …

– look at the title .. 😀 “Rimba Bidor – A Gift to Natue ”

 

 

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some contents within the book

 

 

Pantai Jeram, Selangor | liewwk

a beach found years back and attract most of landscape photographer to be there to capture the beautiful sunset… the tide make total different view of the beach ….

*** driving from KL toward Kuala Selangor after Meru.. it is on left with signboard .. 😀

 

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update 2016 Jul 12

– was stand there waiting for the lights .. finally got the right tide and light 😀 after so many years here

update 2016 Jul 11

– have been long didnt update this blog . and recently we came here for some practice

update 2012 Aug 24

beautiful day and decide to make a visit to Pantai Jeram, while we reach there all the beautiful clouds disappear … but we never give up and the flaming sky just appear immediate after sunset ….

… double hit …
Singh-Ray LB Warming and Neutral Circular Polarizers
Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops

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a famous and good Grill Fish store , Aroma Ikan Bakar … if you interest to eat there on weekend…. you may need to have long queue to order and long wait for food

Aroma Ikan Bakar
– Lee Filter GND .75s

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… life …

– shoot with Lee FIlter GND .9s

– low tide the muddy foreground make beautiful pattern here

 

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.. not easy to reach …

– Lee FIlter GND .9s & Big Stopper

– high tide and all the mud will be disappear 😀

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… good place for mu spa …

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… famous “kelong” …

 

more Pantai Jeram pictures

Pantai Jeram