Hi all wondering if anybody here does wildlife photography in Malaysia? I am possibly looking for hangout or photography trip for few days. Or if anyone knows any good website that offers close up photography of the wildlife, i.e. from hide or similar. Forgot to mentioned I have special interest in birds as a subject.

I've done a little research, Kuala Selangor Nature Reserve and Frazer Hill is one of the must visit. Also some particular species that I would like to photograph and to name a few (Wallace hawk eagle, spotted wood owl, stork billed kingfisher, whit throated kingfisher, crested serpent eagle, blue-throated bee eater, etc... )

Some of my images below:

Awesome photos there mate! Very professional


I am also a wildlife photographer, but more on macro, and on a budget (relatively)
I don't have any long lenses to join bird-shooting with you T_____T

Fraser is definitely a must visit for all wildlife shooters!
But since there are a lot of trees there (not many open spaces), not sure whether that is going to affect bird shooting?

Thank you for your kind comments, I am still at the learning curve.

Macro has its own challenges, I have done studio macro settings and stacking the images on post is not easy if your subject won't stay still. As for shooting under the tree canopies, flash is a good way to compensate against the shadow area with bright background this however might disturb the birds so test is needed. The other side of coins is to exposed to the shadow area.

Here's a macro sample I've done recently:

5D3
100 f/2.8L Macro
f/16
1/160s
ISO 100
Probably 8 image stack in Photoshop

Your images are sifu level already, probably on par with those famous wildlife photographers from other countries

what kind of setup you use though and mind to share some experience of the process of shooting?

Pai seh - thanks...

Setup? Hmm... I would say depending on the lighting conditions really. I am not familiar with Studio setup as this is done by my mate so I just pop in and trigger happy

As for the wildlife/landscape, the first tool is to get up early, be at your location before sunrise and you could stay in 1 location for the whole day. This depends on the subject you are photographing. It won't be as bad if you were to do landscape as you could scout other locations to look for better compositions and subject. Wildlife is a bit different, once you have your hide setup, you will be staying in that location for hours. Sometimes nothing shows up that is part of the luck side. But if your lucky your subject will be around first light or at the right light and this window opportunity mostly last for 2 minutes and sometimes hours.

Camera setup wise, I always on full Manual and custom white balance (as I see it to suit).

I wonder if you could be a bit more specific on your queries or if there is anything that you would like to know that could be better for me to answer

First off, superb images.

What I know is Malaysian birds are smaller and skittish like kingfishers and bee eaters. Occasional kites and herons on mudflats. So most of the time there is a need for longer lenses. 500mm is bare minimum for serious outing with most putting on TCs or go direct with 600mm with a TC.

Malaysian jungles mostly with thick foliage unlike the wide open you get in Europe. So expect a busier background. And with Malaysian jungle, I don't know if you can tahan being at the same place for the whole day not being bitten by pacat, ants and nyamuk.

Having said that, I don't think there's a website that gives guided tours. Most people go on their own. I used to hang out with a few kakis but that was a while back.

If you're serious enough, perhaps can try the following website;

http://www.cedeprudente.com/bird-watching-safari/

Cede is based in Sabah / Sarawak but for birdwatching, that's the place to be.

Hi jchue thanks for the link will definitely get in touch with him.

Yes we do get the small birds here too but it is how you approach them is the key. If you were to dressed up with fancy colours, noise, movement.. all this factors will scares them away hence you want to be camouflage to your surroundings. But some birds are tame though

Yeah been trying to find some kaki but not many around so had to resort to tours otherwise a guide book.

Thanks much appreciated

You can try join this guy.


http://www.liewwkphoto.com/event/photohunt...rd-photography/