MALAYSIAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

                                                                Juru GPS Location: N 05 18.831   E 100 24.732 Location of Juru, Batu Kawan and Byram Local fishing fleet at Juru Juru, Batu Kawan and Byram   are mainland Penang locations that face Penang island. They are accessed from Penang Island via consecutive off-roads along the North-South Highway with Juru being the first in line on the Southern drive. The shooting territory at Juru consists of a reasonably wide  road that runs parallel to a mangrove forest that is interspersed with inlets hosting a local fishing fleets.   Segments of the road abut the forest directly while others have a tidal ‘ditch’ in between the road and the forest. The road runs North and South so the morning sun lights the forest well. Discerning nature photographers need good light and for birds………..good perches. Batu Kawan has a range of good perches within lens range and Byram has many excellent perches in the form of dead trees

        It is my intention in this article to outline some locations within an hours drive from Penang Island that offer nature photography opportunities. One of my major aims with my photos is to provide illustrations to interested or dis-interested parties as to the beauty of the natural world and what they stand to lose with unthinking and self-interested ‘development’. I prefer to share information rather than sequester it, which too many photographers tend to do. There is always a danger of overpopulation of the long lens brigade that is witnessed currently in land-restricted Singapore. Malaysia is big enough to a greater population of hopefully well-intentioned photographers so my aim is to help them or the overseas visitors. These folk provide the visual window to our precious natural heritage.        I have separate blogs to the delights of the prime photographic locations in the region so those mentioned below are considered secondary sites. Most will have seasonal variat