Grand Kampar Butt Chase

[Silverstreak]

The call of Raja Brooke's Birdwing, White Dragontail and Rafflesia flower was just irresistible....so decided to drag wife , daughter and Ellen along for a sneak attack on Chee Meng's home town.

Thanks to Federick, Young San , LC and Kurt's inputs and tips , the trip from 21-24th was executed flawlessly . We hit Kuala Woh within 6 hours of leaving Singapore , and the following days visited Ulu Gerok, Gua Tempurung, Lata Kinjang and Kuala Woh again on the way back.

By the fourth day Ellen was suffering from butt fatigue when I was shooting this on the opposite bank, she was sentimentally floating away her pair of faithful boots and taking her HP for a swim....... the handphone survived, while the boots must be somewhere out in Malacca straits!

Troides brookiana albescens ( Raja Brooke's Birdwing)


ISO2500 1/100s F/4.5 , Natural Light, Handheld

[Great Mormon]

Beautiful shot Sunny, the metallic greens on the wings are splendid. How about decreasing the contrast a bit more so we can see the details on the darker parts of the wings.

[Silverstreak]

Ant,

There ain't much details on the black portion of the upperwings , unless it is a worn specimen with the veins showing. The underside does show more detail,will post one later when I get home.

Cheers!

[butterfly_effect]

wow. Unker sunny you are 3 times lucky. 3 perched rajahs in 3 days. The phone is still working. Wow. I have new respect for nokia. My shoes have given me its last toil through the trails. I am glad the boots brought me up slippery banks and vertical climbs to see the white dragontail, rafflesia and rajah brooke before it bid goodbye! *sniff*

[Peacock Royal]

Wow, what a beautiful shot of a non-puddling RBB.

[Silverstreak]

Here is another RBB on another perch..............Ellen ,there were at least 4 all perching and waiting on the opposite side of the river..... the problem was lighting and the strong breeze, this shot cost me at least 15 mossies' bites!!!

Again decided to have the flash switch-off to prevent blowing the highly reflective green. For one reason or other fill-flash did not work well in the deep shade with this butterfly.




ISO2000 1/100s F/4.5, Natural Light , Handheld.

[Silverstreak]

And a side profile shot...



ISO640 1/250s F/11 , Fill-flash ,Camera on ground.

[Glorious Begum]

Beautiful.. more please

[Great Mormon]

beautiful shots sunny!!! yes, more more more!

[Silverstreak]

Thaumantis odana pishuna ( The Malayan Jungle Glory )



ISO1250 F/14, first curtain flash, handheld, S16R ( Sunny 16 Derivative Rule)