Mangroves and mangrove dwellers, Langkawi, Malaysia

Pic & post by Dasmanul

The first couple of days of my recent visit to Malaysia were spent on Langkawi, and on our first day we did a guided tour of the mangroves, a strange and fascinating eco system of its own. As we were told, very important for Earth's CO2 balance and, sadly but not surprisingly, highly endangered by human activities. I thought I'd share a few pictures with you. Not all of them came out as well as I would have liked from a technical point of few, but I still find them enjoyable. 

This eagle was sitting far overhead - I think the pic came out not too bad for being shot handheld from a boat.

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AL :- Interesting post & story from dasmanul. Its from a dpreview forum which members can share experience & lovely pictures.. Great & honest review.

Kuala Temoyong ~ Where the river & sea meets.

Kuala Temoyong

Picture of the day. For those who loves local nature + island + sea. This is the place. Mixture of all the nice scenery. This is the place where local fisherman park their boats & wait for the next high tide coming in (air pasang in Malay) to get out again. Thanks Abe for the picture.

Kilim - Awaiting Tide

Awaiting the Tide by Ben Sharif

Picture of the day. A picture by Ben Sharif of boat or 'sampan in Malay' awaiting the high tide. Thanks ben Sharif. See more his interesting pictures here.
More langkawi pictures here. 

Sunset at Eagle Point Kuah

Sunset Eagle Point Kuah by ClickClick1981

Picture of the Day. I never thought that at Eagle Point Kuah we can get such a nice picture. But this picture shows that you can. Its just a matter of 5-10minutes sunset you'll get such a great picture. With combination of Bunting Island, boats & sunset. Such a great combination..

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Eagle in Langkawi - Kilim Mangrove

Eagle diving for food

Picture of the day. A great picture of eagle diving for food. Nicely taken & i'm pretty sure its quite hard to get picture of eagle flying. Need to set the shutter speed right. Thanks Ben (click for more pics).
More langkawi pictures here. 

Sunset Langkawi

Picture of the day. Nicely taken picture of sunset. Great combination. Just wandering where it is? I think maybe in Tanjung Rhu or Pantai Chenang. Thanks for sharing Orangekid. 
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Teluk Baru ~ Sunrise

Sunrise in Teluk Baru.

Picture of the day. Among the best place to take picture of Sunrise is in Teluk Baru. With Dayang Bunting Island as the background, the sea & fishermans boat going out to the ocean. Just a great sight.

Chalet view toward the hilltop villa

Thanks to AbeDinMerbau for the great pictures.

Mat Chinchang Mountain

Mat Chinchang Mountain by Andeku

Picture of the day. Great view from cable car overlooking mat chinchang mountain. To get this nice picture you need to go during the right time. Due to clouds & fog normally blocked the view. But our friend here manage to get this clear & beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing Andeku <--More picture by him here.

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White Bellied Sea Eagle - Burung Helang Langkawi

 

Picture of the day. White bellied sea eagle featured in Langkawi. Found in Langkawi Rainforest. For those bird lovers, this eagle quite rare to find in Langkawi. In Australia this bird is under Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The nest is a large deep bowl constructed of sticks and branches, and generally sited in large trees overlooking bodies of water. Cliffs are also suitable nesting sites, while those nests built directly on the ground are located on islands. That is why Langkawi is among the best place for the type of eagle breeds. 

Great resolution picture & thanks for sharing the lovely picture (cjacksonuk77- more pictures here)

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Cable Car Ride in Langkawi by Ang Kok Wong

The Cable Car system is the latest tourist attraction for Langkawi and is located at the Oriental Village, a theme shopping centre housed in 30’s individually designed buildings showcasing Malaysian and Oriental architecture. The attraction located on the southwestern coast of the main island of Langkawi, is just a 30 minutes drive from Kuah town and 15 minutes drive from Langkawi International Airport. 

Ang is a well-trained photographer based in Penang. Quite interesting & nice work of photography in his blog.. Contact him for more details..

Full article here.

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Quite interesting blog. Lots of pictures & ideas of photography technique..

Tasik Dayang Bunting Island

Picture of the Day. Pregnant Maiden Island is one of the mystery legends in Langkawi. Old folks in Langkawi said if a women have problem to get pregnant, drink the lake water. Just a myth & nobody know for sure whether it works or not. It is a freshwater lake in the middle of the Island. It its quite mystery how the lake did exist.

Thanks to WeiQi for the great picture of the lake. More pictures by WeiQi here. 
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Tanjung Rhu ~ Langkawi Sunset View

Picture By Adhish Velu

Picture of the day. Tanjung Rhu is among the best places to capture great Sunset view. No wonder there's a lot of photographer on the beach during that time.

Nicely taken picture by Adhish Velu.  Thanks for sharing. More pictures here.

Eagle In Langkawi - Burung Helang Langkawi

Pic by cjacksonuk77

Picture of the day. The picture shows Brahminy Kite Eagle which is the icon for Langkawi. It is also known as Red-backed Sea-eagle. It is primarily a scavenger, feeding mainly on dead fish and crabs, especially in wetlands and marshland but occasionally hunts live prey such as hares and bats. More info in wikipedia.

Picture by cjacksonuk77 
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Temurun Waterfall ~ Datai

Overview of the Waterfall.

Temurun Waterfall by rensbar

Picture of the day. If you plan to go to this waterfall make sure goes during raining season. Do not go during dry season because you'll be really disappointed. Thanks RENSBAR. More pictures here.

Aircraft Spotting In Langkawi

SPOTTER : LIANG WEI

For those who love Aircraft Spotting. Langkawi offers an excellent choice of great places for spotting. The airport is beautiful and the weather is great. There's even a platform atop of a hill (refer as red spot in the map below). The place overlooks the entire terminal & airfield which offers panoramic view of airport area. The place is call Observation Hill or Bukit Chenkuan (as the locals call it).

Its was always full of Aircraft Spotters during LIMA Exhibition (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition) which were held once every two years.

The best spotting runway will be Runway21.

The pictures own by Liang Wei

What is Aircraft Spotting?
Aircraft spotting or plane spotting is the observation and logging of the registration numbers of aircraft: gliders, powered aircraft, balloons, airships, helicopters, and microlights.
When spotting aircraft, observers notice the key attributes of an aircraft. They may notice a distinctive noise from its engine or the number of vapour trails it is leaving. They will assess the size of the aircraft and the number, type and position of its engines. Another clue is the position of wings relative to the fuselage and the degree to which they are swept rearwards. Are the wings above the fuselage, below it, or fixed at midpoint? Perhaps it is a monoplane, biplane, or triplane. The position of the tailplane relative to the fin(s) and the shape of the fin are also clues to its type. If it is an antique or light aircraft it might have a tail wheel. Some aircraft types have a fixed undercarriage while others have retractable wheels.

Langkawi Bridge by YYZDez

Picture of the day.. Very nice picture with great resolution. Please click here for more great pictures.. 
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Eagle in Langkawi by Sunny Reflection

What can I say rather than Langkawi is a place for Photographers heaven. The picture taken by sunny's reflection. There's a lot of nice artistic pictures on his flickr. Please review it here.
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