Since my very short business tripto Kota Kinabalu would not allow me to visit anywhere, I thought it’d be a good time to sneak in a session of photo taking instead. I reached this East Malaysian city at around 5 something in the evening, and went straight to the Philippine’s market after checking into the hotel just directly opposite it.

You can find a few more photos from my flickr set

kid by harbor, kota kinabalu
kid by the harbor

As I were taking pictures with the somewhat big camera, quite a few people were pretty intrigued by the activity and actually posed for the camera. This particular kid by the harbor was a little shy and would not stare straight to the camera.

intrigued, kota kinabalu
intrigued

This trader was a little intrigued by me snapping a picture of him. This image is quite a contrast to the busy pace of the market.

puffer fish, kota kinabalu
puffer fish on the block

I had never seen puffer fish being sold in wet markets at Peninsular Malaysia. The box shaped fish looks almost unreal if not for the fish monger in the background.

big eyes, kota kinabalu
big eyes

sunset by the harbor, kota kinabalu
sunset by the harbor

As Kota Kinabalu faces west with nothing but the vast span of South China Sea and a few small islands, the sunset can be quite a sight.

KY travels – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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9 thoughts on “KY travels – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

  • July 5, 2007 at 10:20 am
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    i prefer the 2nd pic as it’s sharper .. composition wise i prefer the first đŸ˜€ >> i’m a newbie in photograph.. so just some input from me..

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  • July 5, 2007 at 11:06 am
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    suertes,

    I believe it could be from the same place, lotsa Philippine immigrants at the market. You can hear it from their language. đŸ™‚

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  • July 5, 2007 at 12:18 pm
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    Exactly. I thought it was the Filipino Market too when I saw the nyt pix.

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  • July 9, 2007 at 11:24 am
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    excellent photos, the boy picture in particular, can you share info regarding camera settings

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  • July 9, 2007 at 4:03 pm
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    zak,

    was shooting at f5.6 at ISO 100 if i’m not mistaken. đŸ™‚

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  • July 9, 2007 at 7:12 pm
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    Check out some photo from AFC Asian Cup 2007 in Bangkok on my blog.

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