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Wetlands hors d’oeuvres and more to observe… 90 minutes until the hunger...
Took a few days annual leave recently and decided to head out to Lor Halus, Singapore. I’d planned to be there the whole day but somehow the hunger gremlins gained hold at one point and hunger pangs...
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A swift visit to a swift that swiftly became a wonderful experience…
During a recent visit to Malaysia, a birding buddy said that it was possible to go shoot a swift whilst it was nesting. Brown Needle-tail Swift I thought “Hmm… a swift, those very dark colourless birds...
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Twas a nice morn in Tuas, that took a Tern for the better…
A few days ago I received a Facebook message. From a good birding friend in SIngapore. And with a map too. I was enlightened “there are Terns in Tuas that are feeding their young… not so easy to find,...
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What? I’m going to be a father again? You gotta be kidding me!..
On Saturday I went to Pasir Ris to practice BIF (Bird In Flight) photography, and after a couple of hours my camera shutter was not exactly getting worn out. In fact, it was about as likely to be...
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Today’s Fotofact – Woodpeckers are amazing!! I didn’t know these interesting...
Woodpeckers are found globally, except Australasia Many woodpeckers have fine feather bristles covering their nostrils to stop wood chips entering the nasal cavity Woodpeckers have 2 toes pointing...
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Shake a snake from a tree and a nectar spree… a typical Saturday morning… hehe!
A couple of hours on Saturday at Satay By The Bay in SIngapore today was hot. As in seriously hot. As in “an all expenses paid holiday on the surface of the sun”, kind of hot. But I was rewarded with...
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Colour popped backgrounds and shots
Colour Popping is merely a technique where your subject matter is left alone in a photograph and the background is de-saturated to produce a black and white background whilst “popping” the main focal...
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Memories of childhood delivered in Prague…
Arrived in Prague today, having travelled over 24 hours door to door and having all the alertness of George W Bush at an eloquence convention. Thought I’d try and delay jet lag effects and take a...
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WA, Western Australia, equals “Wah” for photography!!!
Haven’t posted much lately – have been busy with work, travelling of same and finally I have a few minutes to reflect on a recent trip to Western Australia to do some photography. THIS time, however,...
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A Yanchep National Park “reccie” initial foray…
Well, we had a hire car… so best to drive it somewhere, don’t you think? So off to Yanchep we went… We were almost at Yanchep National Reserve when alongside the road, I espied a flash of pink....
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Joy in the Park, a sunset lark and stars after dark… great fun!
Having “reccied” the park previously, we thought it would be nice to revisit, stay overnight at the local inn (within the park itself) before heading to Margaret River region, shoot birds in the...
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I’ve got the BLUES – stay over at Yanchep National Park
Before heading down to Margaret River for more landscape and Birding Photography, we decided to shoot some more on the early morning before travelling. I somewhat had the ‘blues’ about Yanchep. I guess...
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Whassup in Vasse Wonnerup… cool name and nice birding place to stumble upon!
We made the drive down from Yanchep to Dunsborough, our base from which to navigate around the Margaret River region of Western Australia, WA. It was a leisurely drive and surprisingly we got towards...
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What a place to stay… WA, birds… yehey… YEHEY!!!
After that lovely “impromptu” visit to Vasse Wonnerup estuary, we arrived at our destination just outside Dunsborough, WA. We stayed at the Wyndham Resort & Spa, which may sound a little ’5...
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Wah! WA… new dawning, nice morning and camera sensor adorning…
The Wyndham Resort & Spa had a nice breakfast to be availed of, which, to me at least, was about as useful as a misogynist at a beauty pageant. I’d got a hotel with bird photography awaiting around...
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A colony anomaly, dreamscapes and landscapes… WA delivers…
SO after an early morning bird photography treat, off we went from Dunsborough to shoot landscapes. The first point of call was Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse, followed by Cape Naturalise National Park...
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Colour popped barbets, bittern and cuckoo… yahoo!
“Colour popping” is a term coined to describe a photograph that has had its’ natural background desaturated, and thus monochrome, leaving the subject ‘popped’… here are some recent shots with post...
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Realised dreams and pretty in pink…
1974. That was the year which for Xmas, I asked for (and thankfully Santa delivered), the Collins Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. I read that book cover to cover. Revelled in species I...
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