Last weekend we did something that usually only tourists do, we went to the butterfly park in KL. The park is located within Lake Garden, a stone’s throw away from KL bird park and a mere 5-10 minutes from the city center.

Spanning some 80,000 square feet with over 5000 live butterflies and other insects, it is claimed to be the largest butterfly garden in the world (I believe the one in Penang is just slightly smaller)

grasshopper at KL butterfly farm
peekaboo! a grasshopper at KL butterfly farm

Haze and Horng were armed with 30mm Macro mounted on Sony NEX 3F & 5N respectively, while I had my trusted Olympus E-PL3 paired with the Digital Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 macro lens for this task.

We spent around 2 hours taking these photos, and these are some of the better pictures taken by yours truly. Hope you like them.

To my muslim friends, Selamat Hari Raya.


red flower
nope, this isn’t the one where you can pull out each string to get nectar

a tourist taking a snapshot
a tourist taking a snapshot

dragon fly, they usually sit very still
dragon fly, they usually sit very still

butterfly
a butterfly stopping by

a closer look at the teal colored butterfly
a closer look at the teal colored butterfly

this isn't a dead leaf
this isn’t a dead leaf

another butterfly
another butterfly

a leaf on the water
a leaf on the water

Macro Photography at KL Butterfly Park
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21 thoughts on “Macro Photography at KL Butterfly Park

  • August 17, 2012 at 10:07 am
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    Is all these photo taken using the lumix?

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    • August 17, 2012 at 10:47 am
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      Wong Pow Long: it’s not lumix but the Olympus E-PL3 😀

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  • August 17, 2012 at 10:45 am
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    Nice photos, strobe/flash used during the photoshoot?

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    • August 17, 2012 at 10:48 am
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      JD: didn’t use any strobe this time around, will wanna try that some day 😀

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  • August 17, 2012 at 11:59 am
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    Beautiful pictures! =)

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    • August 19, 2012 at 10:51 pm
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      Smitten by Food: thanks.

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  • August 17, 2012 at 2:30 pm
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    while reading this and looking at the cool pics, i couldn’t help hearing mariah carey sing in my mind, ‘spread your wings and prepare to flyyyyyyy, for you have become a butterfly” 😀

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    • August 19, 2012 at 10:52 pm
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      Ken Wooi: my favorite too!

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    • August 19, 2012 at 10:52 pm
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      Nymphadora: thank youuu

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  • August 17, 2012 at 11:27 pm
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    i really thought it is dead leaf…wow i luve macro shots…reminds me of bird park now..

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    • August 19, 2012 at 10:52 pm
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      Cindy Tong: bird park’s a really nice place kan? 🙂

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  • August 20, 2012 at 11:53 am
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    Nice shots! I think I would love this place… love macro photography.

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    • August 21, 2012 at 10:41 am
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      Bany Sumo: thanks! pay a visit 😀

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  • August 22, 2012 at 8:11 am
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    wah nice shot there!

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  • August 22, 2012 at 8:11 am
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    I just want to say…

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