FRIM again

Went back to FRIM after a long hiatus. This time Inas ikut sekali. Had breakfast with Anaz first, which means timeline habis ke laut...

Birding wasn't too bad, a lot of bulbuls, leafbirds etc at MNS Centre and the lake. Photos, though.... not so good. A lot of missed opportunities and my shots of the banded woodpeckers were totally crap.

Found out later that I was still in low-res jpeg mode because I was playing with macro and trying to figure out my flash the night before... Good lord!!

Went back later but only got some bee-eater silhouettes and blurry white throated kingfisher shots. Le sigh. 

Challenges

  Joined a friend's macro class last weekend, in the capacity of guinea pig. It was quite interesting, despite the knowledge that I am far too lazy to bother with multiple flash setups, diffuser, magnifier and other gizmos.
  Stopped at the Denai Alam small lake on the way back, hoping to score on the waterbird that I knew hid in the vegetation. Unfortunately, it came out a bit too early, just as I stepped near the lake. I wasn't ready AT ALL to shoot. But from the wing pattern, I'm guessing that it's a Malaysian Night Heron, a lifer for me.
  Gingerly walked around the end of the lake and chanced upon a few munias in the tangle of reed and bushes. Tried my best to get a good shot, but they all turned out blurry. So sad!! The monopod is not a great substitute for the tripod on days when your hands are all shaky :(
  Will have to keep trying and honing my skills. FRIM this weekend, insya Allah.