Ceriagrion cerinorubellum


Damselflies have always been good macrophotography subjects for me especially since they can be found in abundance at the Botanical Gardens in Singapore. Alas, the beautiful ponds where this insect can be easily found are undergoing upgrading works at the moment. I took this picture in March earlier this year with a newly acquired macro zoom lens. A reflector was used to provide foreground fill-in to highlight the details within the damselfly.

An Engrossing Read


Trishaw riders ferry tourists around the streets of Singapore usually in the cool evenings, giving their passengers a glimpse of the city at night. Most of these riders usually gather around the Bugis Village area before starting their work in the evening. While some were busying exchanging local gossip between themselves, this particular one was engrossed in his own read of the daily newspaper…

Pelican Gossip


Australia remains as one of my favourite holiday destinations for photography… My visit to both Sydney/New South Wales and Perth/Western Australia last year were fruitful photographic trips. The above picture of pelicans preening their feathers by the harbour was taken at Kiama, south of Sydney. Waking about at about 5.30am in the morning, we encoutered a large flock of pelicans perched by the waterside grooming their feathers. Taking cautious steps towards them, we were pleasantly surprised that they ignored us totally as we snapped picture after picture of them, squawking away in their own chattery gossip.