Butterfly Park

4th May 2008: I'm back at the Butterfly Park again. It has been quite awhile now since I last step into this particular

Park. Counting back times, it can roughly be 13 sweet years ago.Yes, the time when life was young and full of fun.

And the most complicated problem would be 'how to let Mak understands that I want to ditch school for that day'.. haha

Anyways,yes..the Butterfly Park.. Afterall these years.. it still remain as it is.. with colorful butterflies and tranquil surrounding.I find it amazing for the Park, which is located in the heart of KL,can still function in bringing peaceful mind to its visitors.. well apart from the increase in the Entrance Fee that is. Hmm.. if it is for a good cause.. why not?

My first ever photography class that morning started around 10:00 hr. I was very lucky for my very talented, kind hearted friend Durah had offered her assistance in guiding me through basic hands-on application of DSLR camera.

Actually, I just bought a brand new Nikon D40 close to 3 weeks ago without even has the slightest idea on how to handle it. Hence, I'm thankful to have a friend as nice as Durah to show me.

Upon our arrival, Durah was already in the garden shooting images. We were very fortunate that Durah

brought an extra DSLR,and offered it to my hubby.The Butterfly Park is just nice for amateur like me and my hubby.

The park is landscaped with lots of greenery's, breathtaking waterfalls and fountains and not to forget its main attraction.. the beautiful, bright and delicate butterflies.

It is indeed a worthwhile experience to learn controlling the 'aperture', 'shutter speed', ISO and adjusting the lens when using the manual mode. During the shooting activity, we did not encounter problem in shooting the stationary objects, however we encountered measurable extent of difficulty in shooting the butterflies. I supposed that if there was a 'stress measuring equipment' around, the indicator must have reached the very maximum :-) Well, actually.. not all butterflies are wild.. some is so tame until allowing us to snap photos of them.

Hmm, come to think of it..I'm not too sure whether the still butterflies were alive.... Yikes...!!

Since none of us had a 'telephoto' lens, we were unable to snap clear image of the faraway butterflies..

What a true lost...but again... the 'telephoto' lens are extremely expensive...

its not a lost afterall then...Hmm, does anybody has a Nikon telephoto lens to lend??

All and all, the photography session was great and fun for I got the chance to spend half of my day and hobby with those whom I loved; my wonderful hubby; Amryl and dearest friend; Durah.

Thank you for your support :-)