Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Farm

[bhteh]

The schools hols just started and my son wanted to go to the butterfly farm. What an excellent place to do some photography.

All taken mainly with 105VR+TC17II E or 300mm f/4 plus SB800 for fill.

Son pretending to take a snap. The cam was not even on yet.


Pre-butterfly...the caterpillars. Anyone can ID this?

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Then came the butterflies

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Leggy the cricket


Enter the dragon



Jeremiah the bullfrog

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Hopper face to face....or rather mouth to face :biggrin:


Another hopper?


Beetles at it....naughty, naughty.


There you have it. What a nice place to practise macro. Hope you like this series.

[chianchiek]

Can I know where is the location of this butterfly farm?

[bhteh]

Originally Posted by chianchiek Can I know where is the location of this butterfly farm?

It is located at the fringe of the city at Lake Gardens (near Parliament building). It is somewhat a photographers' paradise where one can find within walking distance the Bird Park, Orchid Garden, Deer Park, National Monument etc. Admission into the Butterfly Farm is relatively cheap too. If I remember correctly it was RM15 for adults and RM7 for children. Please take note, they do not allow tripods.

[Qazwer]

Nice and sharp series.

It isn't a restricted compound?

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Originally Posted by Qazwer Nice and sharp series. It isn't a restricted compound?

Thanks Qazwer! Glad you like this series.

No. No restriction whatsoever.

[djork]

really nice photos. kinda brings back memories of myself freaking out when my parents brought me to a butterfly farm somewhere in malaysia years back. haha..

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Originally Posted by djork really nice photos. kinda brings back memories of myself freaking out when my parents brought me to a butterfly farm somewhere in malaysia years back. haha..

Thanks djork.

I know what you mean. The caterpillars especially give me the creeps too. Despite their size they were quite well camouflaged. I first noticed the small one (1st caterpillar pix) which was about 1.5cm. After a few shots I noticed something moving just to my left. Goodness me, there were 2 huge ones (6-8cm) having a meal of leaves as shown. Still gives me the creeps thinking about them!