Into the Bush !

**benetay** · 11th Jan 2009, 20:55

Thanks for the insights! Maybe when i start working before i invest in those expensive lens. Highly expensive.

Cheers!

**genes** · 11th Jan 2009, 22:35

Originally Posted by mervin

ASk Benny Ng about his trip through Riffle RAnge with his 500 lens !!!!!

No wonder he doesn't shoot outdoors much now, you guys must have tekan him jialat jialat that time.

**mervin** · 12th Jan 2009, 00:01

He was suppose to buy a new pair of trekking shoes after that but I wonder.........

ANyway I was at Japanese, Chinese and Juroung Lake Garden this evening.
Walked for almost 3 hours without getting a chance to fired off a short.

Lesson 1 for bird photography, must be "hard-working" but one MUST HAVE LUCK, LOTS OF IT !!!!!!!!!

**benetay** · 12th Jan 2009, 16:13

While i walked from bukit panjang to Sime forest & back from 930 till 430...lesson number 2, get a good walking shoe.

**subxero** · 13th Jan 2009, 16:48

Nice and shoot images

**benny** · 13th Jan 2009, 17:13

Originally Posted by genes

No wonder he doesn't shoot outdoors much now, you guys must have tekan him jialat jialat that time.

My advice... don't go out with manics like mervin. He's mad. He always say it's a walk in the park. By park, he probably means Mt Everest National Park.

Told me it was a simple walk near my place. Should be back by lunch time. But in the end, it was tougher than scaling Mount Everest! It was so bad that even my Gore-Tex trekking boots gave way and broke. And there was not enough water and food. By the time we reached civilization, it was pass 3pm. I was so hungry that I could have eaten the 500mm if it was palatable. And some of these places that we go to don't even have mobile phone reception. Can't call to order McDonalds or any other form of interim nourishment. Thank goodness the height of a mounted 500mm serves as a good stool during my frequent rest stop.

And I don't even have a picture from the entire trip as I just couldn't muster the interest nor energy to shoot when I'm so weak from hunger.

Only once, did we do something more sane and less torturing. That was the Chinese Garden program where I got this night jar.

So don't say never warn you guys!

Cheers,

**luenny** · 13th Jan 2009, 17:44

Hahaha ... you're scaring people off. By the way, nice night jar. Is this guy on the ground?

**benny** · 13th Jan 2009, 18:53

Originally Posted by luenny

Hahaha ... you're scaring people off. By the way, nice night jar. Is this guy on the ground?

It's nothing but the truth. Yes, I am on the ground.

Cheers,

**genes** · 13th Jan 2009, 19:21

Haaaa.....Mervin, got pictures of benny from that trip? heeeheeeheee

Nice shot benny, the bird and the background very nice!!!

**benetay** · 13th Jan 2009, 20:30

Benny needs a lens porter. The porter's job will be to carry all the gears + food & water. So when he shouts "I'm thirsty!" the porter will run with all his might to deliver water to him. If it' isn't cold enough, he will have to add more ice to his drink. During lunch break, the porter will have to unpack & cook simple meal. "Hello! Less salt and oil" He must have a laptop or GPS phone with him all the while. "Log in AQ, someone is spamming!" So the porter while holding the lens, tripod, bag etc will have to quickly zip out his Macbook Pro & use voice activation to go to AQ since his hands are full.

At the end of the day, the porter throws the white towel and call quits.

Cheers!

**benny** · 13th Jan 2009, 22:16

That's why benetay don't want to go shooting with me.

Cheers,

**benetay** · 13th Jan 2009, 22:27

Shooting fish is the best for you. Don't need to walk so far for anything! When you're hungry, can call sake sushi. To cool off just down a couple of beers!

Lucky Jeff not like that.

Cheers!

**mervin** · 15th Jan 2009, 21:25

Benny - But we did see a White-Bellied SeaEagle pair nesting !!!

We even stand beside its SHiT Pole !!!!!!

**mervin** · 15th Jan 2009, 21:31

Dont listen to Benny !

Look ! See how happy he is, smiling some more ! but I am not so sure whats he is doing with his flash unit

**trident** · 18th Jan 2009, 08:39

the heat must have gotten to him,
trying to call mervin's flash unit?

**benny** · 18th Jan 2009, 08:48

Please!!! By that time I was delirious from hunger and was trying to see if my flash had better reception than my phone. The smile was from the thought of McDonald's delivery of McSpicy meal upsized delivered to us before we collapse from hunger. Anyway, goes to prove my point, Mervin had nothing to shoot on the tedious trek that he even shot me!

Nice bokeh by the way.

Cheers,

**genes** · 18th Jan 2009, 10:21

Looks like benny's seeing stars over his head.

**mervin** · 19th Jan 2009, 15:07

Originally Posted by benny

Mervin had nothing to shoot on the tedious trek that he even shot me!

Cheers,

Yes, nothing to shoot cos too may other people walking around.

There were kids and their grandpa and grandmas running around in slippers !!!!

**benny** · 19th Jan 2009, 15:35

Originally Posted by mervin

There were kids and their grandpa and grandmas running around in slippers !!!!

Oh please! That's from the Bukit Batok trip. Not this one. If grandpa can do it, so can I!

Cheers,

**benetay** · 19th Jan 2009, 21:31

You sure Benny? Let's do one trip together. Got to loan a lens first.

Cheers!

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