Mandai Orchid Garden (MOG) is a popular site for avian photography as many birds come out from the Nature Reserve forest to this place for feeding and breeding. Unfortunately, the government has identified this plot of land for re-development in January next year. IMOG has never organized an outing to MOG and we thought it would be good to do one before this place is gone.
(Vintage Garden)
Most participants arrived at the meeting point (carpark near the entrance of MOG) at 8 am punctually. The admission fees to MOG is $3.50 for the general public but it is only $1.50 per person for photographers like us. Our original plan was to concentrate at the open hillside Vintage Garden in the earlier part of the morning when the sun was expected to be softer. There are a vast variety of orchids and quite a no. of beautiful flowers here.
Most participants arrived at the meeting point (carpark near the entrance of MOG) at 8 am punctually. The admission fees to MOG is $3.50 for the general public but it is only $1.50 per person for photographers like us. Our original plan was to concentrate at the open hillside Vintage Garden in the earlier part of the morning when the sun was expected to be softer. There are a vast variety of orchids and quite a no. of beautiful flowers here.
(Water Garden)
However, the sun was not kind on this particular morning and by 8.45 am, the heat was unbearable and all of us retreated to the sheltered Water Garden at the lower edge of MOG.
(Caterpillar by Chan C.P.)
Subjects spotted includes dragonflies, damselflies, caterpillars, derbid bug, Atlas moth, tree frog, fungi, etc. After more than 3 hrs of shooting in a hot and humid environment, we decided to call it a day at about 12 pm. We lunched at the hawker centre near Blk 339, Ang Mo Kio.
(Caterpillar by Kyaw Htay)
Participants (10) - Anthony Quek (Team Leader), Sharon S. Lim, Kyaw Htay, Eugene Hu, Ong Lim Sim, Shereen Ng, Vincent Ng, Tony Png, Joshua Fong & Teo Ngee Chye
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