Day 38 : Dusky Leaf Monkey

Despite using a 300mm lens on a camera body with a cropped sensor, I'm still not having a lot of luck in the jungle house. Nothing ever really comes into range for me to get a good sharp shot off. Today was no different. I was looking for birds when I heard a crash and saw branches moving. I had to run like mad to a better view point. I eventually spotted this monkey contemplating life on a branch. He (she?) stayed there for more than half an hour. I say contemplating life because he wasn't doing anything. Usually they're feeding here on young leaves but this chap was chillin' out. Dusky leaf monkeys have bright white rings around their eyes. Their eyelids are white as well. It's amazing to see them blink. They're also known as spectacled langurs.

Day 37 : ....and Crocs Will Fly

Haven't really had time to pick up my camera or choose my shots. I'm sure it's been reflected in my photos the past few days. Today is no different. Grabbed camera, grabbed new crocs, throw crocs in air and snap with internal flash on. I wanted a hard shadow to illustrate that the crocs were in mid-air. I took a big risk with this one. I didn't even check to see if it was really in focus. Verdict: not really but not so bad that I can't get away with it. I chucked the crocs about 5 to 6 times and as usual the best shot out of a bad bunch was the first. Once the crocs landed on me and my camera. One for my face, the other for my camera's lens. It's only funny now, wasn't then! Hopefully I'll find some time to take photos in the days to come.

Day 36 : Tarik!

My morning coffee being 'pulled' for me. Usually this is done with sweetened tea. We called it teh tarik. Literally 'pulled tea',. This is my Nescafe being pulled though.

Day 35 : Invader from Neptune

Ummm.... Take me to your leader.

My first selfie! If you're wondering why I'm looking distressed it's because I can't breathe with that thing on. It does seal against the face.

The dive centre I work for has just started to sell these things. They're for underwater voice communication. There's a receiver and transmitter which can be attached to this face mask. Great for the gadget freak or those who just don't get hand signals. Not for me though.

Day 34 : Alien Invasion

They're coming! Picture of their leader tomorrow!

This is actually a picture of pendant lights in a restaurant.

Day 33 : Chinese Painting II

So sorry to do this again so quickly (Chinese Painting I, was only yesterday!) but it's not like I had a choice. You'll understand why soon. I was back at the jungle house for a visit. I went to the front of the house with the intention of finding and photographing the pair of Raffles' Malkohas (from Day 29) again. Instead, I saw a pair of White Crowned Hornbills! I forgot about the Raffles' Malkohas plenty quick. They were wonderful creatures. Beautiful and the largest birds I've seen at the house by far. With the light you can't really see the whole tail and the white feathers which make up its crown. I was busy taking photos of the bird (one had flown to another tree) in the tree when it hopped to another branch and took flight. I tracked it and snapped away like a man possessed. And I got this picture. An entirely opportunistic shot with a ridiculous amount of luck thrown in. I do have pictures of the hornbills in the trees but between those and this one, you'll have to agree this is the one I HAVE to use.

Just like the butterfly picture yesterday, it's overexposed because my camera was set for taking photos of the subject while it was in the tree and I take photos in manual mode so there was no compensation for the sudden change in background and lighting. The conditions were about the same as yesterday as well. Overcast and gray. The world's biggest diffuser for the greatest lightsource our planet has.

Day 32 : Chinese Painting

I had three candidates for today's photo. I asked my wife (@hipponat) for her opinion as to which photo to use. I've mentioned before that she's got a very good eye. She said to use this one and I have to agree. Funny how it suddenly becomes an easy choice. She said it looks like a chinese painting. It does actually. What's amazing is that the butterfly is still happily going about its business. Look how tattered its wings are! It looks like the sails of a ghost ship!