a derelict wooden shelter sits within the secondary jungle along a trail after a morning drizzle in kuala selangor nature park, located near the mouth of selangor river. the eerily quiet egret trail (as it is known) leads towards a man-made bund with brackish lake and mangrove forest beyond, home to countless wetland habitats. photo was taken in july 2010.
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a bioluminescent jellyfish-like pyrotechnic display during the putrajaya fireworks show in august 2007 staged by team australia, among other teams, bedazzled the crowds that came in thousands to watch the event.
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sunlight shines through the ovoid, glossy dark green leaves of terminalia catappa to create a sun flare on the jagged banks of air papan’s southern tip, near mersing in this march 2011 photo.
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a 2 year old girl stood in front of a grove of 110 year old californian coastal redwoods at whakarewarewa forest near rotorua in june 2010 to provide perspective and scale of the backdrop. the redwoods, botanically known as sequoai sempervirens were first planted in 1901. currently the largest redwood in whakarewarewa is approximately 67m tall and 169cm in diameter.
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a dead tree trunk was left untouched on a desolate beach to become a lone and silent observer on the seafront of the vast south china sea at cherating, pahang in april 2010.
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a cultivar of a lily of the nile, from the genus agapanthus, taken in april 2007 during pre-bloom stage at hillbrow garden in cameron highlands. it was singled out using a shallow depth of field to emphasize on the subject while reducing the distraction of the background to create an ethereal surrounding.
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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 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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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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nitzus 