MENTORGRAPHY

PACU JAWI i.e. "Bull Race" is held yearly at the Tanah Datar Regency in West Sumatra. This race originated as a post rice harvest entertainment & celebration for the villagers & had been taking place for centuries. Now it is a very popular tourist event and takes place multiple times a year. Extremely popular with photographers from all over the world , this was my 3rd visit to photography PACU JAWI. The first in 2013 , second in 2015 and this latest was on 10th Aug 2019. Two

The Lineated Barbet nesting at Toh Yi Drive had enthralled so many Bird Photographers recently and I was one of those photographers. There were many reasons why I wanted to capture the Barbets , the main reasons were: 1. that the Barbets are incredibly beautiful birds 2. the nest location was "perfect" especially the height which was roughly at eye level 3. the opportunity to test the Nikon Z 6 + Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR combo Tip: Barbet composite showing the emergence s