a pissed-looking stingaree/round stingray awaited its certain doom on the shore of the south china sea after being fished out off the beach at cherating, pahang by a local angler in april 2010.
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
a pic a day (day 26)
on a trip towards wanaka via the crown range road, the highest paved road in new zealand at 1,076 meters, the road winds steeply to an opening just a few feet fitted enough to park the car, i gently pulled aside and then walked out. looking back from the crown terrace towards the zigzag road beneath and the distant wakatipu basin, the infamous backdrop to queenstown – the remarkables, i had the opportunity to see the range from the less fanciful eastern slope, which was remarkably sandwiched between the upper formation of low cloud and its lower shaded farmland as borders. it was an exceptional moment firmly crystallized as soon as i released the shutter. june 2010. 
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a pic a day (day 25)
a 15 minutes hiking in june 2010 along the pakoka river ended with a soaring view at the top of waireinga falls, also known as bridal veil falls, a 55m high plunge waterfall, near raglan, waikato. to get to the large pool at the base of the waterfall, i had to descend over 300 steep steps but halfway through the track, at the third lookout platform, this lush subtropical backdrop paraded itself for all appreciative eyes to gaze and wonder at, in the sublime tranquility of breathtaking visual.
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a pic a day (day 24)
an outside view of the sunda strait coastline from the 4th level of the cikoneng/anyer lighthouse at anyer, banten province, framed by a decrepit glass window. it also exposed a grim history of being in a ventral position to stand witness to the incoming tsunami triggered by the krakatau 1883 eruptions that struck and wiped out the original lighthouse, where the remnant of the old foundation can be seen at centre left. rebuilt at the behest of king william iii of the netherlands, the new 17 floor 40m high lighthouse was completed in 1885.
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a pic a day (day 23)
a portrait of a lesser adjutant that gave an intense stare with its turquoise eyes, bare head not unlike a vulture. with its long scruffy neck hair and massive bill, the carnivore from the stork family which feeds on fishes, frogs and large insects looked highly menacing in this january 2011 photo taken at taman mini indonesia indah, jakarta.
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a pic a day (day 22)
an experiment in june 2007 using an ir filter produced a painting like effect on harvested rice fields at the back of my parents’ house in ketereh, kelantan. although it gave a surreal impact, the tedious post processes required to produce it resulted in my self declaration of never going to indulge myself in something as time wasting and unreal as that image again. from then on, i kept it as natural as possible and simple minor tweaks of brightness control, sharpening and resizing were good enough for me.
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a pic a day (day 21)
the clear sky was dotted with the non migratory painted storks, where they nest colonially in tree branches and forage in flocks in shallow waters along the lake beneath. the scene was captured on the coziness of a wooden bench at zoo negara, while the kids and their mom were feeding expensive sugarcanes to the domesticated elephants in february 2010.
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a pic a day (day 20)
taken in february 2007, one of the earliest pic using the then brand new 400d, gave me an opportunity to capture an early morning foggy landscape from the highest point at fraser’s hill silverpark, more than 1,500 meters above sea level, facing south on the titiwangsa range.
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a pic a day (day 19)
on a self drive trip in june 2010, when i reached mount cook village, which nestles at the foothill, about 12km from the summit, it was almost dark, but the reward was simply astonishing. looking towards the east, the snow covered hooker valley is a vast landscape that ends with mt. wakefield, at 2,058 meters, considered a holy mountain by some, which lies at the southern tip of mt. cook range. it also gave me a unique and enthralling experience with an extraordinary vision. this was a panorama of a pristine wonderland.
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a pic a day (day 18)
the early morning calm waters of batu lake, selangor were sheared and stirred by the boat of the women’s coxless four rowers and their oar blades, while the women focused their motivated mind and endurance, curtained by dense foliage, we the useless spectators cheered and jeered, though not at all effective in this july 2007 photo.
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