ebony and ivory

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And I guess that's why they call it the blues

I liked this picture so much that it's my iPod Touch's wallpaper =)

Taken at a remote beach in Bali which name escapes me, high up on a cliff. Unlike the more commercial (read: tourist trap) and murky waters of Ubud and Kuta, the water here was crystal clear up to waist level.


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show me some skin

Took this during a (mostly disappointing) hike to Gunung Kutu a couple months back. I held my camera with one hand while holding the leaf with the other to prevent the slight breeze from ruining the shot. At the end I finally managed to get a clear shot


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crowning glory

Not content with the usual bird shots, I was looking for something unusual when it came to the cockatoos. I was in the bus waiting to leave when I saw this one in the midst of spreading its wings, which proved to be an interesting picture.

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Tucked in

Taken at the aviary in Melbourne Zoo (a Brolga, it seems?). Even though this section of the aviary was supposed to simulate tropical climates, I guess it was still too cold for it to bear.


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awesome blossom

I've been so damn lazy to update my blog, but since everyone's been asking, here's something I took in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens last week. I'll gradually update my pics over the next couple of months =)

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pimp my nest

The camera goes *bling*

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bee my honey

So the wait turned out to be an hour long, because they had to make a few trips to get everyone up the hill. Rummaging around the bushes, I found a rather large bee humping a flower collecting nectar for the longest time. After half an hour of (failed) macros, the bee was amazingly still there!

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Lichen 2

Close up of another lichen on the same signboard.

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Lichen 1

This taken on my company trip to Gunung Irau. While waiting for the others to arrive, I spent my time taking pictures in the small waiting area. The surroundings were so moist that lichens have grown on a traffic signboard.

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