Vol
14 No 2
A project by the ‘Nature Nurtures’ Group
Wireless Learning Trail @ Sungei Buloh Wetland
Reserve
Flickr comes to SBWR
Nurturing the Sungei Buloh Forest and Mangroves
Earth Day Celebration
World Environment Day Celebrations
World Migratory Bird Day Celebrations
Not
Merely an Entrance to a Nature Park
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Flickr
comes to SBWR
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Colleen Goh
SBWR Volunteer Photographer
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I
used to work in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) as an Education
Officer and it did not take me long to fall in love with it. I may
have left SBWR as an employee 10 years ago but my heart remains. I
have since made countless visits back to SBWR.
Recently, I have taken up photography in a more serious vein, and
have also joined flickr.com. For those not familiar with flickr, it
is a photo sharing website and web services suite. It is an online
community platform and is a popular website for users to share personal
photographs, and is also widely used by bloggers as a photo repository.
It struck me that flickr could be the medium to marry my love for
SBWR and photography. So, together with my husband (who is also an
avid photographer) and two other like-minded friends, we started the
SBWR Group on flickr. This group can be readily accessed at http://
www.flickr.com/groups/sbwr/.
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primary purpose of this group is for people who have visited SBWR to share
the photographs they have taken there. From this, I hope to generate interest
amongst all nature lovers of the hidden secrets of Sungei Buloh.
Photographers often have the knack of seeing things and capturing images
in unique perspectives. So, who better than photographers to showcase
SBWR in all of its glory? I am sure if you visit the site now, you will
realise what I mean!
Since
I started this group about 4 months ago, I have had many enquiries
from overseas flickr members marveling at the sheer diversity of wildlife
captured by the photographers in this group. Many of them cannot wait
to visit Singapore and SBWR is likely to be a first stop for them!
Through this group, we have run three photographic tours of SBWR for
its members – all of which have been warmly and enthusiastically received.
Due to overwhelming response, we will be conducting more of such tours.
You can see photos of us having fun during those tours on the site
and the fantastic pictures taken by the flickr members. So what are
you waiting for? Come visit the SWBR flickr site and spread the word
around that SBWR is one fantastic place to visit and take great photos.
Just take a look at the contributions to the photo spread in this
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“It
was fun shooting at SBWR. Initially I thought I won’t be able
to get any good photos but I was wrong… I am going to fill the
flickr site with all my SBWR photos soon!”
Wilson Low
"It was the most fun and rewarding outing. We were lucky
that it was sunny and the lighting was great ... overall it
was a great outing and I would love to do it again!"
Lenkline
“Just wanted to thank the organizer for this morning’s tour.
Enjoyed myself. It was my first time ever to SBWR. Will want
to be back another time!”
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[ 1 ]
The Star by Mendis Tan
[ 2 ] Fly's Eyes by Francis Gementiza "As a macro shooter, I have
always been fascinated by the compound eyes of insects"
[ 3 ] Hoverfly by Lim Soo Ching “Hoverflies mimic wasps by having the
same yellow and black colouration. They are, however, harmless and do
not sting.”
[ 4 ] An Aperitif in the Sunset by Lia Brand “I shot this when I was taking
a visiting friend around the reserve.”
[ 5 ] Lynx Spider by Lynn Khine “This is one of the most elegant spiders
around.”
[ 6 ] Killer Looks by Mendis Tan “I have always loved shooting damselflies
because their gentle form and beautiful colouration contrast so sharply
with their fierce, predatory behaviour.”
[ 7 ] My Aunt Mildred by Colleen Goh “Strange how insects remind us of
people sometimes.”
[ 8 ] Sac Spider by Colleen Goh “Apparently, this spider delivers quite
a nasty bite. If I had know earlier, I may not have gotten this shot!”
[ 9 ] Reaching Out by Bernard Tan “I was attracted to the stark contrast
of the dark poles against the azure blue sky.”
[ 10 ] It’s the Season to be Mating by Shawn Low Here, two flies were
perched very still on a blade of grass, sharing a tender moment. They
were so engrossed in what they were doing that they did not even notice
me when I moved in close to get this shot!
[ 11 ] Stork-billed Kingfisher by Mendis Tan
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