Isle of Legends

[albertyap]

Part of the photos during practical outing with UUM Photography Workshop '07 participants to KILIM Geoforrest, part of Geopark Langkawi (http://www.langkawigeopark.com.my/)

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Briefing by Arden Khoo (Main Speaker) before the storm begins.

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The transports

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Its a long journey with a 'sampan', a small boat banging with waves

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Here's a view for the sampan :D

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the sampan man, reflective spec and us on the sampan

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The entrance to the Bat cave, oh no, not the one batman stays ;P

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Stone pathway to the cave

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'V'

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Now let's see what Fujifilm can do

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Geoforrest, Hollywood style

[albertyap]

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Participants having fun with the horseshoe crab (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab)

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Horseshoe crab, model shoots style...

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Now why Nikon always give _____ result (Fill in the blank) :)

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Illegal parking

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Wideopen!

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and out of nowhere, we spotted this ... (Special thx to myBest for loaning of Nikkor 180/2.8ED)

More to come later.

[gubakmee]

wow! TT n lot of candid shot! nice man!

[ShaolinTiger]

Excellent stuff albert, almost makes me feel as if I was there!

Looks like a very interesting outing.

[noruazumi]

horseshoe crab or known as "belangkas" in Malay language.
i catch this fella quite a lot when i was a little every time i go balik kampung.
we have "belangkas" race. it was fun!


btw, good capture albert.
hmmmm... might consider this place as a place to visit on my trip to Langkawi next month.

[Chrischong]

The mangroves in Langkawi are actually a fantastic place to go for a photography trip. Excellent choice! :)

I like your shots about the transports (the high shot of the boats at the jetty) - looks like it was taken at some exotic, remote village in China. Shame about the grey skies, though.

Did you guys head to the eagle-feeding place further down the river?

I went to the same mangrove earlier this year with a compact digicam and took some pics.

[albertyap]

yeap, the eagles are fanstatstic, but sghame to me was i couldnt catch a single useable bird shots. not a birder i think :D

anyway, the grey sky was a pity, maybe i should PS them :D

[hon910]

Hi, May i know which part of Langkawi is this?
These places looks interesting.
does anyone has contact for any arrangement to this place?

[Chrischong]

Well... it's towards the north of Langkawi, I think...

I haven't got any contacts at the moment, but you could try any travel agent that deals with Langkawi - ask about the Mangrove / Eagle-feeding tours. You'll have to call at least one day before the trip - I believe you can get contacts from the airport.

Once you've made a booking, they'll normally send a van to your hotel/resort to pick you up in the morning. The whole tour would normally last the entire morning, stretching just past lunch time (there are a couple of restaurants to dine during the tour).

It starts with a boat ride along the island's mangroves (rivers with partial salt water), takes you to some caves, then to a "fishing village" and then out into the open sea before returning to the mangroves.

[hon910]

Hi thks for the info, great


""quoted Chrischong

Well... it's towards the north of Langkawi, I think...

I haven't got any contacts at the moment, but you could try any travel agent that deals with Langkawi - ask about the Mangrove / Eagle-feeding tours. You'll have to call at least one day before the trip - I believe you can get contacts from the airport.

Once you've made a booking, they'll normally send a van to your hotel/resort to pick you up in the morning. The whole tour would normally last the entire morning, stretching just past lunch time (there are a couple of restaurants to dine during the tour).

It starts with a boat ride along the island's mangroves (rivers with partial salt water), takes you to some caves, then to a "fishing village" and then out into the open sea before returning to the mangroves.""

[noordin]

What a great outing! It's the kind that I want to join. :)

I wish they didn't put that stupid sign. Such an eyesore!! :P

[alancheong7]

OH, that sign fiasco ..... :mad::mad::mad:

Horsehoe crabs are living fossils, vital and instrumental in determining the purity of medical supplies.