Using Olympus 75-300 zoom for wildlife photos

When I first posted this, I was using the original Olympus 75-300mm micro four thirds lens – chiefly for wildlife, especially birds. I was using the Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 micro four thirds lens with my E-PL1, E-P3…

Hong Kong Black Kites

Black kites are by far the commonest birds of prey in Hong Kong, and among the territory’s most familiar birds.

Micro four thirds system for digital photos and videos

An overview of the micro-four thirds mirrorless camera system. I chose micro four thirds partly after learning of it through interest in video: I saw Panasonic had a professional micro four thirds camera coming out, the AF100 (also known as…

Sanyo Xacti HD2000 and Mac OS X

Though Sanyo Xacti HD2000 results look good in Quicktime, the files are not readily edited in Final Cut Express. It is, however, possible to edit using Final Cut Express – by first converting files, or doing rough edit with iMovie.…

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Conservation

Traditional Chinese Medicine and conservation Bone of Tiger, Bile of Bear In the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is a museum devoted to “Chinese Materia Medica”. Were I to take you in there, I might ask you to…

Taman Negara rainforest, Malaysia

Taman Negara – rainforest national park in Malaysia Breakfast with hornbills Early morning at Taman Negara Resort. I stand with a group of birdwatchers gathered by a cluster of chalets, and peer into a tree. Unperturbed by the resort staff…

Jill Robinson helping bears

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First Jill Robinson was shocked, then she set out to stop the suffering  The Great Bear Rescue There is an eerie silence as a blonde Englishwoman walks into a room on a farm in China’s Guangdong Province. As Jill Robinson’s…

Jessie Yu – Hong Kong Single Parents Assoc founder

The best way to get ahead, says this tireless Hong Kong philanthropist, is to help yourself. A Brighter Tomorrow Most students who attended Hong Kong City University’s diploma course in social work in the early 1990s were aged about 20.…

Healing Power of Pets

Even desperately ill patients respond to this unorthodox therapy - a cold wet nose and a furry cuddle

Dr Yang Lihe helping former leprosy patients

Yang knew only too well that the suffering of leprosy patients doesn't end when the disease is cured. Most suffer lingering nerve damage, deformities and disabilities; many have no home to return to and are stigmatised, destined to remain outcasts. Many have no jobs as they lost the opportunity for education. "They are the most unfortunate group of people in the world," says Yang. "Many have their bodies ruined, their families broken, and have no relatives to visit them."

Turtle Park, Malaysia

Green turtle conservation on Pulau Selingaan, Sabah, Malaysia. Conservationists are helping to save these amazing relics of the past To the Rescue of Asia’s Endangered Turtles The night sky is full of stars and a warm breeze is blowing in…

Hong Kong Birding intro

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While Mai Po is Hong Kong’s best place for birdwatching, Interesting birds occur throughout the SAR, and a prime birding site is in Kowloon.