25 May 2008

Tioman Island Snaps

Took a weekend holiday trip to Tioman Island off the east coast of Malaysia with a group of friends. It was my first trip there and took the opportunity to take the K100D Super with the DA 16-45mm f/4, the FA 50mm f/1.4 and the DFA 100mm f/2.8 Macro.


Dash-7

Took a de Havilland Canada Dash- 7 from Seletar Airport for a short flight to the resort island where we stayed at the Berjaya Resort. Lots of snorkeling and short boat rides coupled with some time for personal photography.


Clear Waters

Decided to risk taking the camera on board the boat that we had chartered to bring us around. With 200 hp on tap, the boat made short work in getting around. Lots of spray flying but fortunately everything was kept dry in my Tamrac backpack.


Tioman Island


Reflection

Two of my friends were Nikon users, one carrying a Nikon D60 with the kit VR lens and the other a D300 with the 18-200mm VR. I was quite impressed with the D300's metering capability however the battery life wasn't particularly good. Anyway I think my Pentax held up pretty well throughout, requiring only one set of batteries for the trip.


Waiting for a ride


View from Hole 18

Anyway it was a tiring but fun time there. Certainly a quaint place for a cheap holiday getaway from the hustle and bustle of Singapore. Went snorkelling at various spots on the west side of the island, had a round of golf and lots of eating. Good fun but it was pretty hot weather and have the sunburn to show. Ouch!


Pink flowers outside my room


Palm leaves

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