Newbie Shots @ Sungei Buloh

[fWord]

Greetings!

Here's some photos taken during the Sungei Buloh trip last weekend...got up really early, only to miss the bus at Kranji MRT station and having to waste almost 30 minutes waiting for the next one.

Hope you'll enjoy the newbie shots. They're not pin-sharp, but hope they're at least identifiable. All shots cropped (except the monitor lizard) and resized for display. In most cases I intentionally underexposed by about 0.3 to 0.7 EV in hope for deeper colours.











Enjoy!

[raptor84]

I kinda like dhow the last one turned out

[fWord]

Originally Posted by raptor84 I kinda like dhow the last one turned out

Thanks for the comment (and the much-needed bump) . Glad that at least the last one turned out well for you, and the lizards were considerably easier to photograph than the birds. The colour wasn't like this in reality, but an underexposure by about 0.3 or 0.7 Ev yielded this result.

[metallilan]

man what time did you go? i plan to go there one more time but this time real early..the last time i went i got lost... hehe. dont plan to make the same mistake again.

[fWord]

Originally Posted by metallilan man what time did you go? i plan to go there one more time but this time real early..the last time i went i got lost... hehe. dont plan to make the same mistake again.

Woke up at around 6 am, but by the time I got to Kranji MRT station it was around 7.35am. Then having missed the bus, and missing a bus stop after that, it took me till around 820am before I was even able to load up the camera and start firing. Going early is worth it though because of the quality of lighting. However I might also try going there later in the afternoon to catch the late day colours. Trouble is, I don't know if there's still any more birds out at that time of the day.

[domvonn]

Originally Posted by fWord Woke up at around 6 am, but by the time I got to Kranji MRT station it was around 7.35am. Then having missed the bus, and missing a bus stop after that, it took me till around 820am before I was even able to load up the camera and start firing. Going early is worth it though because of the quality of lighting. However I might also try going there later in the afternoon to catch the late day colours. Trouble is, I don't know if there's still any more birds out at that time of the day.

hi bro, there is still a lot of birds to watch in the noon to evening time,,juz go there at the right tide timing..preferably low tide btw the park closes at 7 pm if i am not wrong..cheers!

[JediForce4ever]

Dunno y..but I feel that the Lizard shot need a shallower DOF to blur the backgrd...

[fWord]

Originally Posted by domvonn hi bro, there is still a lot of birds to watch in the noon to evening time,,juz go there at the right tide timing..preferably low tide btw the park closes at 7 pm if i am not wrong..cheers!

I see...there were still some birds hanging around the pool outside the first hide even around 12pm, but the lighting was not as beautiful as it was in the morning. One of the things I might do is to photograph there nearer to sunset time in the future. The risk is that they might lock the place up and leave me stranded inside!

[fWord]

Originally Posted by JediForce4ever Dunno y..but I feel that the Lizard shot need a shallower DOF to blur the backgrd...

If I remember correctly, the lens was already being used wide open at the longest possible focal length, and at quite a close distance without getting too close to frighten it off. Perhaps this is where a fast prime lens comes in handy.

[domvonn]

Originally Posted by fWord I see...there were still some birds hanging around the pool outside the first hide even around 12pm, but the lighting was not as beautiful as it was in the morning. One of the things I might do is to photograph there nearer to sunset time in the future. The risk is that they might lock the place up and leave me stranded inside!

very true..if u were to shoot in the noon ie 12pm -3 pm .the sunlight is too bright lolz. yes maybe u can get their contact numbers in the event u are *Stranded* so that they wun close the park so soon.

[fWord]

Originally Posted by domvonn very true..if u were to shoot in the noon ie 12pm -3 pm .the sunlight is too bright lolz. yes maybe u can get their contact numbers in the event u are *Stranded* so that they wun close the park so soon.

Yup, and even then I don't know if they will wait for me. Hopefully, they stop all ticket sales at 6pm and also closeup at 7pm, but they still leave an exit point for people to leave at any time later than that. I'd probably only be as far as the Aerie or the first hide for late-day photography but the sun sets pretty late in Singapore, and it may actually be past 7pm before the sky shows its magic.

[domvonn]

Originally Posted by fWord Yup, and even then I don't know if they will wait for me. Hopefully, they stop all ticket sales at 6pm and also closeup at 7pm, but they still leave an exit point for people to leave at any time later than that. I'd probably only be as far as the Aerie or the first hide for late-day photography but the sun sets pretty late in Singapore, and it may actually be past 7pm before the sky shows its magic.

ticket sales? oops..ok bro try to go on weekdays...its free entry.

http://www.sbwr.org.sg/visitorinfo/o...sandadmission/

cheers!

[fWord]

Originally Posted by domvonn ticket sales? oops..ok bro try to go on weekdays...its free entry. http://www.sbwr.org.sg/visitorinfo/o...sandadmission/ cheers!

Yup...was considering weekdays. But yesterday I went down to Kranji MRT for a reece and found out that the last bus to depart from the station was 7.38pm. And I'm not sure what time the last bus will depart from Kranji Reservoir. Better not to risk it, otherwise I might end up caught at Kranji Reservoir without a bus back.

[metallilan]

andy good spots there to see first? cuz im going there this sunday so..need all the help i can get

[fWord]

Originally Posted by metallilan andy good spots there to see first? cuz im going there this sunday so..need all the help i can get

Heheh...I'm a newbie and you're probably better off asking more experienced photographers. However, this is not the best period of the year, as far as I know. The best period is actually between september and march, so we are reaching the end of the active phase.

That said, you'll have good success and finding birds if you're quiet, and there aren't noisy tourists tramping around and disturbing wildlife. The place where I got the majority of my photos was actually from the very first hideout that you'll see after crossing the bridge. Be on a lookout all the time though, just in case.

For shots on monitor lizards, you'll find them basking around the large ponds...approach slowly and without staring at them...and don't forget to try large macro shots too, on flowers or on insects.