Hello from ckii96 and Intro to Tasik Biru

[ckii96]

Hi everyone on ShutterAsia, and thanks to ShaolinTiger for the intro to this forum.

Here's a pic taken at Tasik Biru of a small town called Bau, situated 50km from Kuching.

http://www.spas.com.my/uploads/photos/948.jpg

[qqmeng]

welcome !

i think this is the best forum so far! :D

[ckii96]

Most of the forumers are from PM. :D

[NikonF2]

Bako village.. tumpang saja

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[ShaolinTiger]

Welcome ckii!

The reflections are fantastic, beautiful place and nicely captured.

Can you share a little more about the place and the location.

[ckii96]

Bako village.. tumpang saja
Haha... :D You tumpang a place which is almost 100km apart!

[ckii96]

Welcome ckii!

The reflections are fantastic, beautiful place and nicely captured.

Can you share a little more about the place and the location.

Hi ShaolinTiger, thanks for the compliments. :) Bau (http://www.bau.com.my/) is a small town about 50km southwest of Kuching (please see the map below). Tasik Biru (The Blue Lake) was a gold mining site which stopped operation since the 1970's. This lake is now the tourist attraction of this small town where city dwellers can have a weekend escapade. For the cave goers, there are limestone caves here called the Wind Cave (http://www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/np/nature/windcave.htm) and the Fairy Cave (http://www.ibanorum.netfirms.com/fairycave.htm) where the local photography societies visit quite frequently.

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[noordin]

So idyllic! So nice. :D

http://www.spas.com.my/uploads/photos/948.jpg

[Crazymalaysian]

Welcome ckii96, and thanks for the geography lesson. :D

[NikonF2]

Haha... :D You tumpang a place which is almost 100km apart!

try to promote sarawak... hehe

[iamyuanwu]

I went to the lake when I visited Sarawak last year. It seems the lake has such a beautiful blue due to arsenic (if i remember correctly) contamination from gold mining activities long-long time ago.

[ckii96]

So idyllic! So nice. :D

http://www.spas.com.my/uploads/photos/948.jpg

Thanks uncle noordin for the compliments. :)

I went to the lake when I visited Sarawak last year. It seems the lake has such a beautiful blue due to arsenic (if i remember correctly) contamination from gold mining activities long-long time ago.

Yes, your memory serves you right on the facts. :)

[leslie]

Gojira where are your Sarawak pictures ? :D

[jayhan]

Firstly - welcome to Shutter Asia, where we keep photography alive (or at least we try our best :P)

Then, an applause on the nice reflected sky+clouds in the lake surface. Simply brilliant. Also not forgetting the informative stuff you have provided. My geography sucks, I cant find where Kuching is even as I type now LOL :?

And just curious, is it safe to actually have recreational activities in the lake since it was contaminated with arsenic?

[NikonF2]

Using loreo lens in cap from SKK. India street tower.

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[galvin]

LOL, you sure you're not with Sarawak Tourism Board? BTW, great composition! :D

[ckii96]

Gojira where are your Sarawak pictures ? :D

Gojira can't show you the pics on his "Hiden Lair." He's afraid of people swarming into his territory after seeing the pics. :D

Firstly - welcome to Shutter Asia, where we keep photography alive (or at least we try our best :P)

Then, an applause on the nice reflected sky+clouds in the lake surface. Simply brilliant. Also not forgetting the informative stuff you have provided. My geography sucks, I cant find where Kuching is even as I type now LOL :?

And just curious, is it safe to actually have recreational activities in the lake since it was contaminated with arsenic?

Thanks jayhan. Nobody is allowed to have any recreational activity in the lake because of the contamination. It's a place for your eyes only and activities are limited to the banks only. :)

LOL, you sure you're not with Sarawak Tourism Board? BTW, great composition! :D

Do I sound like one? :D Nuh! I'm working in a local university and the way I present the information is probably very academically orientated due to my profession. Haha... :D

*Please don't double post - either edit your previous post to include your new reply or use the multi-quote function - Thanks! *

[NikonF2]

Buntal Kuching.

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Simankui Park --Serikei, Gojira's territory

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[alancheong7]

Mirror surface! :0 :tongue_roll:

And the Buntal lake is nice, too

[squinty]

Mirror surface! :0 :tongue_roll:

And the Buntal lake is nice, too

buntal is the name of the fishing village that sits on the bank of one of the tributaries of the sarawak river:)..it was famous for the belacan production but sadly no more:(..its now more well known for its sea food restaurants on stilts:)...its about 30km from kuching very near the cultural village...rainforest music festival