From the workshop, participants were given new tips on photography and how to approach subjects and produce great photographs and filming tips and tricks. At the end of 1^st day workshop about 10 packed vehicle rush to the foothill of Gunung Raya to greet the Great Hornbill of Langkawi. We manage to spot at least 50 of them.  It’s a great experience to some of the participant who never spots this bird before.  Overall the day 1 ended with loud sound of cicada and magnificent act from a pair of Great Hornbill.                                         

 Considered a pioneer of   “Digital Videoscoping”. A trained accountant with a passion for birds, he has been photographing birds  as a “digiscoper”  for over 15 years with the last 3 years as a “Digi-videoscoper”. Today Mr. Tee is a leader of this very new and innovative method capturing wildlife/birdlife in action. His days are spent in the rainforest nearby Kuala Lumpur sharpening his skills and techniques in the art of  “digi-videoscoping”. He has traveled to Myanmar, Thailand, Australia and Borneo in pursuit of his passion- birds. His years of experience has resulted in the capture of  hi definition digital footage of some very rare birds. Needless to say his video images are highly sort after especially in the tourism sector. Join us as Mr. Tee Lian Huat shares his passion, experiences and techniques with us. Come and view some of his amazing video images of birds in their full glory

Considered a” Maestro of Macro”, Kurt’s work have graced the cover of  Photographer’s Magazine, Ukrainian edition; 3 times photo of the week on Juza international Forum; Images used on LRT, Rapid Buses and Monorail in Tourism Malaysia’s Zoom series (ladybird, yellow assassin bug, giraffe weevil).; “Weevil taking off” image shortlisted for the Photographer of the Year (POTY).   Come listen and learn from the maestro himself. An opportunity not to be missed. Besides authoring a popular macro photography blog: Up Close With Nature, Kurt also conducts photography workshops regularly, with special focus on macro.

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Basil R. Gelpke

Basil Gelpke was born September 10, 1962 in Basel, Switzerland. After his studies in Social Anthropology, Economics and in the production of scientific films Basil soon became fascinated by all kinds of moving images. He is Managing Director of his production house Lava Production AG, www.lavatv.com.

He started his career in advertising but soon changed profession to become one of the youngest journalists to ever work for national Swiss Television. Among his first assignments was a highly acclaimed interview with Lisa Minelli.

1990 he moved to Cologne to become the producer of Tacheles, a weekly political talkshow on German television. There he worked closely with host Johannes Gross, a legendary figure in German journalism. Whilst in Cologne he also compiled his first one hour documentary “The Artificial Paradise” on behalf of Germany’s WDR channel. This film, about the history of LSD and its Swiss inventor, Albert Hofmann later got nominated for Germany’s prestigious Grimme awards.

Basil has won a series of awards for his documentary filmmaking such as the 2007 Sol d’Or of Barcelona, the Film Prize 2006 by the City of Zurich, the 2007 Best Doc Award of the Palm Beach Film Festival, and the 2006 Best of Fest Award at Lake Tahoe Film

Festival amongst others His documentary “A Crude Awakening–The Oil Crash” was the only film shortlisted twice with the 2007 Grierson Awards – Britain’s foremost Documentary Awards and got invited to more than 50 film festivals. In the US it was bought by Robert Redford to launch his “Green” programming strand on Sundance Channel and got sold to over 20 territories.

2010 Sacred & Secret
Documentary – Co-Producer, Director, Writer

2007 Volcanoes: A Window Into Geological Time TV mini-series – Producer, Director, Writer

2006 A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
Video documentary – Executive Producer, Director, Writer

2004 Kampf dem Krebs – Hoffnung durch Forschung
TV documentary – Producer, Director, Writer

1999 Expedition Robinson
TV series – Executive Producer

The Langkawi archipelago is made up of 99 magical islands offering 6 different ecological zones that include lowland rainforest, insular mangrove forest, forest on limestone , reed fields, mudflats, riparian ways, rice fields and scrubland. This diversity in habitats has allowed for a wide diversity in flora and fauna especially in its bird species with over 226 species recorded to date. The Langkawi Birding & Fotofest 2010 makes for a most unforgettable outing! Join us in a celebration of all things birds and other wildlife set within one of the world’s most beautiful group of islands and indulge your passion for wildlife.

This is the event of the year if you’re into birds and wildlife. There are lectures and workshops on conservation, photography, eco-tourism and stands selling the latest products for wildlife enthusiasts. You’ll find everything, from cameras to field guides, scopes to artwork, binoculars to eco-holidays! There are plenty of things for the kids to do too.

Please complete the form and send by  to secretariat before 25^th November 2011.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitated to contact  us at T: + 6 019 4363 228 (Francis) & + 6019 225 2300 (Adam).
Email: event@junglewalla.com

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Program Participating (please tick your choices):

Workshop on Macro Photography by Kurt Orion 8:30am – 12:45pm on 25th November 2011

Workshop on Digital Video-scoping by Tee Lian Huat 8:300pm – 12:45pm on 25th November 2011

Documentary Film Craft by Basil Gelpke 2:30pm – 5:30pm on 25th November 2011

Birdrace Starting From:  7.30am on 26th to 12.00pm on 27th November 2011

Photography Competition: 7.30am on 26th to 12.00pm on 27st November 2011

Short Docu-film Competition: 7.30am on 26th to 12.00pm on 27st November 2011

Photography Exhibition at oriental Village: 2.00pm to 4.00pm on 27th November 2011

Dinner and Prize giving ceremony 8.00pm – on 27th Nov. at The Andaman A Luxury Collection Resort, Langkawi

Payment be made to:  NATURAL HISTORY TOURS SDN BHD .
Bank Account No. :  502 157 001 458
Bank : Malayan Banking Berhad – Harbour Park – Kedah – Malaysia

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BIRD RACE
First Prize:  Team Cawi : Othman Ayeb, Indera Rahayu and Aboy
Second Prize:  Team 79 : Khor Chew Kooi, Jack Khoo, Coco Lee
Third Prize:  Team Hong Kong:  Simon Quek, So Siu Hei, Abdul Karim

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
People’s Choice Award  : Nan Hassan

Category : Macro :  Kelly Marin Gray, Peter Hofinger

Category : Bird : Nan Hassan, Simon Quek

Category : Reptile : Kelly Marin Gray, Peter Hofinger

Category : Mammals : Peter Hofinger, Tom Reynolds

The island of Langkawi proved to be a perfect destination for this birding and photographic  event. With its amazing geological formations as a backdrop for its rich diversity of wildlife and birdlife its no wonder NGC has return so many times to film their documentaries, the most recent titled “Snakes that Fly” recently shown on TV.

Each team was accompanied by a guide or marshal whose task was to ob­serve the team’s identification method­ology, accuracy in identification, safety for both birds and competitors as well to ensure a level playing field for both local and visiting birders to the event site.

Upon registration, each team of two to four participants will be provided with an Official Bird Checklist, a Log Sheet and a copy of the Birding Ethics. The contest was open to all regardless of nationality and the birds photographed or recorded must be of a wild Langkawi species.

And so, towards the end of the first day, teams were all geared up and pre­pared to identify birds as they fly off for dinner. At Gunung Raya, facing the set­ting sun, flocks of Great Hornbills began to make their way to the canopy. Like a squadron of fighter jets, these majestic birds flew gracefully as their large wings flapped away. Gathering sometimes by the dozens in the branches of trees, Gi­ant Hornbills proved to be one of the many must-sees on a trip to this island. Incredibly easy to spot and a creature of sheer beauty, the Giant Hornbills’ distinctive calls can be heard from far away – this activity proved to be an ex­citing one to the very end.

The 2010 Langkawi Birding & Fotofest 2010 is now a Happy Memory.

Thank you for making it fun!

Join us again at 25/26/27th November 2011