Posts tagged ‘flower’
Misc shots at FGS Dong Zen, Jenjarum
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5. FGS Dong Zen, shot at dusk.
Taken a few days later, from on top of a custom-made pagoda.
Water Lilies: Then & Now
1. Taken with the D40 + kit lens.
Made a mistake of using high ISO, resulting in noisy images. 
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5. And the below two were shot at Sekinchan.
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Brazil nut flowers
The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) originated from South America. Its nut is edible, and is rich with flavourful oil.
1. Found some of the shed flowers on the ground.
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Close-ups from home
During the last petrol price crisis, I decided to look for interesting subjects closer to home.
There’s a small patch of garden in front of the main entrance of my condominium block.
Nothing much, just a bunch of yellow flowers and some butterflies.
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3. A fiery skipper.
4. A closer view.
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7. One of the yellow flowers that was attracting lots of pollinators.
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10. Side profile.
11. A red dragonfly. The background was actually the condominium’s swimming pool.
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13. As the window pane was dirty (picture #12), I decided to do something of a high key.
The overexposure managed to hide away all the dusts from being a distraction to the image.
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Superfamily: Fulgoroidea (Planthopper)
Family: Derbidae
With bunny ear-like wings.
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16. A lynx spider striking a menacing pose.
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19. Lastly, a grasshopper hiding underneath a leaf.
Nature snapshot at Teluk Intan, Perak
1. Close up on a flower found by the roadside.
As I had only rely on natural lighting, I have to settle for a wider aperture, hence a shallower depth of of field. I boosted the ISO settings too.
2. A cockeral
3. with majestic crowns.
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5. One of his many harem hens.
Flowers
1. Bougainvillea, also known in Malay as Bunga Kertas (literal translation: Paper Flower).
Shot with Nikon Coolpix 5700 in macro mode. Spotted along the North-South Highway.
I was impressed by the crispiness and sharpness produced in this image. The colours were blinding too.
2. A white hibiscus
3. Yellow hibiscus.
4. An orchid, wet with morning dew.
