Good night. A Blue-winged Pitta was peacefully asleep with its head beneath its wing. It was perched on a small branch at chest level perhaps to avoid snakes and other animals whose presence may cause the branch to move or vibrate. I have not seen such brilliant colours and never at such close-up. And it was so tempting to capture such an exquisite bird. The bird was left to continue its slumber. [Danum Valley, Sabah]

Only a fish can see this. It was one of the rare occassions when I carried a Nikon Fish-eye lens to the forest (it weighed more than a kilo!). Actually there were twin Rafflesia pricei but one was damaged; probably eaten by a rodent (part of it can be seen on the right).. It was during such an occasion when the lens was put to good use. I was able to single out the undamaged flower with the fish-eye lens. Unfortunately it was difficult stabilizing the lens as the grounhd was on a 30 degree incline. My other photographer had to recover his camera equipment from the ravine [Tambunan, Sabah]

Halloween. The caterpillar reacted when the flashes blew off. It turned towards me perhaps snarling, the macabre face resembled a skull and with the adornments on its head, it appeared like masked Balinese dancer strutting about. I wonder if birds have a chance to look at its face before attempting to devour it. Perhaps it is sometimes better not to see what we eat. [Upper Pierce Reservoir]