Up Close with Nature

Please spread the word that our little eco-travel company is going strong, and we've just added a trip to Borneo. Very exciting! For more information, please check out http://www.orionherpadventure.com/borneo.html - May 1, 2017 - 8D/7N Field Herp Adventure - USD$1,270 (approx RM5,700) If you are in the USA, feel free to call up this number: USA+1.248.798.3274 (Troy, Michigan) Or email

It is the time of the year to round up some of my favorite images taken in the year of 2016. Again, lots of herps (amphibians, reptiles) this year. However, unlike last year, not many species added to my photo collection. Also, most of the images you see here are taken with my new favorite lens - Laowa 15mm 1:1 wide angle macro. Snakes #1 Beautiful Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps),

Wallace's Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) Laowa 15mm F4 1:1 wide angle macro lens is the first 1:1 wide angle macro lens in the market, and it is still the only wide angle lens in the market that can achieve native life size magnification. A big thank you to Venus Optics for shipping me this lovely lens.  I received my Laowa 15mm from Venus Optics back in June, 2015, and have been using

Borneo Herping Trip - Part II - Lupa Masa Rainforest Camp, Poring After 3 nights at the highland part of Sabah, we moved on to Lupa Masa Rainforest Camp - a lowland forest in Poring, for another 3 nights. First, a little bit about Lupa Masa Camp. Lupa Masa Rainforest Camp is located on the borders of Mt Kinabalu National Park, in primary Borneo jungle. If offers an authentic jungle experience

In March 2016, I spent 3 nights herping at a montane forest of Sabah with 3 guests of mine. Because of the extremely dry weather, we didn't find many species of snakes despite looking hard. However, finding a Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis more than made up for all these! More pictures of this stunning lizard later! If you are interested in joining me on either a herping trip or macro photography

Since I have three different UV flashlights, I thought it would be a great idea to do a side by side comparison of all three. Here are the three UV flashlights I have purchased so far. 1. Inova X5MT-WUVT High Powered Ultraviolet LED Flashlight US$40.45 2. Ubesta 3-in-1 15+1 3xAAA Flashlight US$11.563. UltraFire® 3w Ultraviolet LED Flashlight  US$7.46 First, I tested them, one by one, on a RM10