Based on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a Bird guide/photographer passionate nature which include flora, fauna, insects, birds, landscape and anything related to nature....
shoot this near afternoon …. and with the Big Stopper (Super ND) and GND .6s …I have ~12 stops to have my shutter open for 40sec to get the silky effect …
was invited to attend a wedding of my best friends Andy & Maureen… got to know this place year back when they told me this GEM place for nature photography .. finally I step into this great place … even I did not do a lot of photography due to the agenda, weather and trying to go more place to understand more …
fly to Miri, Sarawak for MAS wing transit to Ba’kelalan (~1.5 hours total flight which stop by Lawas) … a great experience first time use this “small plane” …
wonder which one do I go up 😀 … left or right ….
and how far do I away from the pilot …
a wonderful experience on the flight … it fly not too high …. ~1000m from sea …
the Air port we step down …
and the waiting area ..
all of the relative and, Ketua Kampung will come out to welcome we all ..
will share more on this beautiful place soon …
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after years , i revisit this place twice and here is recent one 2017 Sept visit
I managed to do batch order for this timer remote control .. I tried my for pass 1 year ++ went to salt, wet, jungle… with me without any issue. Even once it seem not function after fall into sea .. but after dry , it seem working now .
while I started my landscape, many of forum friends had share with me all the “guidelines”/”rules” e.g. 2/3 horizontal line …etc …. appreciate that and I learn fast from everyone inputs….
as for now, I trying to share as much that in my mind to my gang, friends, workshop participants ..etc …. all the “guidelines” but I always emphasize .. while we trying to think and follow the “guidelines” , we can still capture what we love to capture as snapshot or follow own preference as this will make us enjoy the photography … rather stand there without any shutter press even the view is great ….
e.g. of this … I can’t make any good decision while the light (cloud on left top) moving real fast and if I still move myself to look for better angle then I definite will miss this beautiful sky …. there are nothing at foreground too …. if I make foreground 2/3 ….. so I decide to capture the view to share with other rather just view this myself ….
nothing wrong but it look not too attractive overall … but I will still capture 50/50 if I feel I have no choice … 😀
a place famous with rice terraces – Jatiluwih… a place I missed and will plan
to re-visit very soon in future …. an appetizer as our Guide (Agung claim) …
I love to see how the water filling up the paddy field and it will reflect whatever on
the sky 😀