Up Close with Nature

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

It is the time of the year to round up some of my favorite images taken in the year of 2015. Again, lots of herps (amphibians, reptiles) this year with many new species added to my collection. AMPHIBIANS More amphibians here. #1 - I think this is possibly the cutest frog face in the world! Malaya Bug-eyed Frog (Theloderma leprosum). Malaysia. #2 - One of the most awesome frogs I've ever

I have never been a fan of ring flash / ring lite because the light is harsh and diffusion is not easy, but with Stephen's new and easy-to-DIY diffuser, getting good light is no longer an issue. You might want to check out another interesting method of diffusion for macro ring flash here as well. All text and images are by Stephen Barlow (SteB1) The aim of this diffuser design was to produce

Khai Yai National Park is about two hours' drive from Bangkok. The main reason we went there, of course, was to look for my favorite lanternflies (Fulgoridae), especially the Pyrops. We managed to find five different species of them during our 5D/4N stay in the national park. I will be hosting more macro workshops in locations in Thailand and also Borneo in the near future. Limited seats only