Be courageous

Deu 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

Rafting at Borneo Rainforest

At Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort, there are many activities. Today, I just post one on rafting.
I hope to post more soon! With the nice and big lake, I think water sport will be a hit!

More macro photos

The following was taken using my new Nikon 200mm lens...
I revisited this friend in the jungle once again... I found that his "toes" which are purple in colour are actually sticky! It makes sense because the stickiness must be able to hold on to the prey (or victim)!
Another very interesting tiny spider which doesn't look like spider at all.
This spider has the "horn" fully grown.

BTRR Photo Challenge Results

The Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort 2010 Photography Challenge came to a close last night. As expected, our friend Mr. Hii from Sibu bagged first price in both category. Without doubt, his photos were good. Altogether there were 320+ photos submitted for the competition. Here they are:
First prize entry of Facilities/Building/Food & Beverage - by Mr. Hii of Sibu
First prize entry of Landscape/Wildlife/Nature category by Mr Hii again. This picture is superb!
Second prize entry by Mr. Tong
Second prize entry by Mr. Tong again. This special effect photo is well done.
Mr. Hii (left) with our photo enthusiast from Tutong, Brunei. Finally, for third prize, my bug ...
... similar to this one won me third prize.
To conclude the evening, we were treated for a sumptuous dinner.
There were judges from KL, Kuching, Sibu, Miri. The job must be tough for them. Whatever were the outcome, I think a lot of entries deserve recognition!
p/s: The above was taken off the photos on display. So quality was not as good as there was a lot of reflected light.

Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort

Some more photos taken at Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort...
This morning glory is very special. I saw it outside the hotel room. Taken using my H3D on a normal lens and cropped.
A different angle of the hotel main block to show the greens surrounding the building.
One of the function rooms.
"Flying fox"...

Flower and proudest bird

At the Borneo Rain Forest Resort, one may enjoy the beauty of nature...
... lots of wild flowers... We used to eat the matured fruit of this plant.
The peacock must be the prettiest bird and it always show off its beautiful feathers.But it can be very aggressive.

Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort

Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort is 39KM from Miri town. They have quite a lot of facilities, especially for team building, etc...
... Wet Postman walk. I have not seen anyone walking across the rope successfully...
... Main entrance to the resort hotel.
The top floor is private residence. 5th floor is for offices.Bottom 4 floors are for hotel guests.
One of the chalets
You don't need to stay there overnight in order to visit the place. You could just pop in early in the morning and pay RM75/person for a day trip. This includes meals, tea and tour. For children, it would be cheaper.

Snake on tree, Peacock, etc

There are many different animals in Borneo Rain Forest Resort.
... the peacock...
A snake sticking on a tree and upside down!
We met a group of students from Brunei. Welcome to Miri! All photos had been posted on my facebook. Click here.

Macro Photography ...

Ok, macro photography to me means that I have been taking more pictures of tiny creatures. So here they are:
This bug is barely 10mm in size.

A spider? Looks like a robot from another planet. But no, it is a spider because it spins web! It was tiny, perhaps also 10mm across. But very colourful.
This time, I manage to get a clear shot of this tiny dragon fly. The body is probably about 8mm.
Ok, this time I used a new 105mm lens from Nikon. It was one of those super fast and accurate lens using silence wave motor.

Bugs and more bugs

These are some of the photos of bugs...
... dragon fly
... a most interesting grasshopper. Notice the two "antennae"!
... twin butterflies
... a one legged grasshopper
... butterfly
... cicadas... the nosiest insect in the jungle.
... doing its part in the reproduction cycle.
...piggy ride?

Find me please ...

Jungle lizards are master in camouflage. They can blend themselves with the environment until they are almost invisible. Just look at these two lizards...

Enjoy ...

Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort

Some night scene taken during my recent trip... enjoy!
Resort main building entrance ...



... hope you have enjoyed my photos of the resort.

Spiders ... spiders...

I just realised that there are many very colourful spiders in the wild. But beware, they can be aggressive or even pretend to be so... anyway, they may be poisonous!
This one is big... at least 10 cm across ...

Hello ...

"Ok, now I review myself! I am the fearsome looking one!"
This is the earth tiger tarantula. Quite big... probably about 10cm also. I annoyed him and he decided to come out to see who was the bad fellow disturbing his peace in the hole!

Something less fearsome ...

Ok, for a change, I post this flower for your enjoyment....
I remember this flower used to be very common but now, it is seldom seen. Maybe because the plant can grow to a great height. Whatever, the flower looks good.

Graceful butterflies

I have never really tried shooting macro before and this has proven to be much harder than I thought. The wasted shot is about 80% and probably only 2% is of any quality which I think can be used for display!
Shoot something that move or when it was windy made the project even more challenging. I called butterfly "hyperactive" as they move really fast and very shy. They don't stay still for more than a few seconds. Anyway, enjoy this one... the beauty of nature.
I like this butterfly most... it could pretend that it was dead! I caught it and put on my hand. It was as if it was dead! It won't move at all.

Fearsome encounter ...

This fellow is tiny compare to the size of human. But look at its aggressive nature... it was getting ready to attack!
Click on the picture for a larger photo.

What do you think it is? Again no prize for getting it right because I have many very knowledgeable readers!

Dragon Fly

I spent 1.5 days at Borneo Rain Forest Resort to snap pictures. I am now loaded with almost 1000 pictures to choose.... anyway, ...
Small species of dragon comes in different sizes and colour... here is just one of them. Enjoy!