秋韵 Autumn Melody

仙乃日神山在卓玛拉错（珍珠海）的倒影。

对我来说，是稻城亚丁整个行程中最辛苦的经验。我们早上6点一刻来到亚丁沟口，但骑马生意在7点半才开始，为了赶在日出前抵达珍珠海，我们摸黑步行约6公里进山。虽然不像今年6月份攀登沙巴神山般辛苦，但这里是高原区，抵达目的地时已气喘如牛，太阳已爬过山头了！

流水，树的倒影，蔚蓝色的天空和云朵，

把央迈勇衬托得更为潇洒。

长焦镜下的央迈勇

洛绒牛场有雪山，黄叶，河流，蓝天和白云，处处都是美景。

经幡在山脚下飘摇，宛如人在仙境中

新都桥被喻为‘摄影家的天堂’，

但我在这里没有太大收获，满意的照片没几张。我们抵达农庄时，天还未亮，大家都把三脚架和相机安装好，面向太阳升起的方向，等待第一道阳光。但我觉得这张顺光拍摄的还颇有秋天的味道

早上从成都开车，抵达新都桥已是晚上七点多了。这里海拔3,300米，从海拔300多米的成都抵达这里，许多人都有高山反应的现象。我们下榻的酒店又没有电梯，当我把行李扛上三楼时，即觉得头晕，这可能是高山反应吧?

夕阳下的桦树林，令秋天的气息更浓厚

新都桥景色－太阳升起，又是新的一天的开始。民房户户炊烟袅袅，农夫出门工作，学童背著书包也上学去了，我看到的是一股朝气。

稻城红草地－离稻城约20公里处的大路旁，是所有到稻城的摄影发烧友必到之处。每年的秋天，水草就会换上红色衣裳，在山丘，杨树和蓝天衬托下，形成一幅美丽和色彩缤纷的构图。

伍须海

是四川省甘孜州九龙区的高原湖泊，湖面海拔3,700米，清澈如镜，为甘孜著名风景区。我特别喜欢湖中的倒影。

九龙伍须海景区相当大，如你要省脚力，可骑当地牧民养的马匹。旺季马匹还供不应求！我在沿湖步行约5公里，回程时因找不到马，只好徒步走出来，比原订时间迟了近半小时才回到集合地点。

牧民应我的要求，在湖边让我拍下这张照片

情歌的故乡－康定

离康定约26公里的木格错是个著名的风景区。这里有高原湖泊，温泉，松木和森林。秋天的景色迷人，难怪情歌在这里写出来。

木格错山上的小径和满山的黄叶

木格错七色海

温泉很多水眼冒出热气，是天然温泉，

在蔚蓝天空反射下，海面呈现七彩颜色，因此取名。

日照金山－海螺沟贡嘎山

稻城亚丁旅程结束后，回成都途中，我们选择在泸定下车，南下到海螺沟下榻金山饭店，目的就是观看日照金山的景色。酒店天台天晴时可看到贡嘎山脉的数座小山，就会有日照金山的景色。可惜在海螺沟的2天，天不作美，每天都下着细雨，实在令我们失望。就在我们离开的那个早上，天空突然放晴，我拍下这几张照片，虽不理想，但总算没空手回。

通往天空的云梯

甘孜州是藏族为主的地区，藏教寺庙随处可见。从理塘往稻城途中，天刚亮来到这座寺庙。团友各自寻找摄影题材，我和唐师傅站在围墙外等候光线，当天空出现几朵彤云时，按下快门拍下这张似通往天空的云梯。

藏族父女穿着鲜艳的服饰，经过挂满经幡的马泥堆

秋韵

到外国拍摄，四季中我最爱秋天的景色。

马来西亚气候常年如春夏。对我而言，这两季并不特别；我怕冷，对寒冷的冬天甚至带点恐惧，因此，秋天就成了我的最爱。

我喜欢看那漫山遍野的红叶，大地像穿上一件红黄的艳丽衣裳；我也喜欢看那桦树在风中舞动着身体，潇洒地与落叶告别。 秋天也给我有种飘零和孤独的感觉，富有诗意！

以前，每逢北半球秋天来临时，正是部门会议和工作量最重的时刻，无暇出国，错过了一个又一个秋天。2008年卸下所有任务后，第一个金秋时节，赶得上和友人背着相机来到新疆的喀纳斯和禾木。这是我亲身体验的第一个秋，颇有相见恨晚的感觉。

在禾木，看到那片片黄叶在秋风的伴奏下，空中飞舞。这不正是一首老歌‘黄叶舞秋风’所描述的景色吗？ 此景至今难忘。

今年十月，我又背着相机飞成都，然后乘车往西部的甘孜州一路前进，途经新都桥，九龙，理塘，最后抵达稻城和‘神仙居住的地方’－亚丁。一路风光迤逦，亚丁更是我向往已久的名胜地。回程，我们停留在‘情歌的故乡’－康定，拍摄木格措的秋色。

全程约两千公里，由于部分道路受到川震的影响，路况缺佳，使整个旅程更为艰苦。

稻城亚丁属高原地区，海拔3,000 至4,000米，不少团友相继出现头痛，头晕或呕吐的反应。这是缺氧所引起的高山反应，幸亏情况不是太严重，适应后很快就恢复了。

十月虽是秋天，但已像初冬的气候，在亚丁还下起霜。住宿方面，这里比新疆或其他旅游区孙色得多。在亚丁，我们得住在藏民的家里，这里没有卫生间设备，连梳洗和洗澡的地方都没有，我两天没洗澡，打破多年来的记录。幸好藏族朋友非常友善，把最好的食物来招待远方的客人。

甘孜是拍摄秋天景色的经典路线，许多摄影发烧友都会选择在这段时间拍摄。我再一次回到秋的环抱中，整个行程所遭受到的舟车劳顿和高原反应之苦，都抛到九霄云外。拍摄的相片虽不完美，却记录了我和秋的对话和互动。

我爱秋天，希望明年的秋天，能再次飞扑到秋的环抱。

Autumn Melody

Among the four seasons, autumn is my favourite.

In the past, October till the end of the year is the busiest time of the year for me. Therefore, it was near impossible for me to go abroad during autumn.

Last year, after I relinquished from all my duties, I went to Northern Xinjiang, China in October. It was my first autumn since so many years ago. I was fascinated by the colourful landscape in Kanas and Hom during the autumn season.

October this year I travelled to Daocheng and Yading in Sichuan Province, China with a group of photographers. Yading is a famous nature reserve in China and the Tibetan’s holy land. There are 3 renowned holy peaks about 5000 to 6000 meters high. Yading is also a photographers’ paradise.

Yading is still relatively unspoiled. The journey was tough but I had no regret going there.

感受婆罗洲 Sabah-the photographers’ paradise

Home for my family

Silver Leaf Monkey

Proboscis

Black and Yellow Broadbill

沙巴州拥有多个风光迤逦的小岛，还有丰富的植物和生物群。得天独厚的天然资源，每年都吸引了无数来自海内外的观光客，这里也是摄影爱好者的天堂。

风光摄影不说，如果你爱好拍摄鸟类，这里就有超过600多种本土和季候鸟。上月我和数位沙州摄鸟高手到山打根的Sukau拍摄，我们下榻 Bilit Rainforest Lodge，度假村环境优美，设备齐全，在这偏远的地方，能有如此舒适的住所确是不错。度假村河的两岸就是一个观鸟的好地方。可惜我最长的镜头才400米，拍不到鸟，不过若在船上拍摄，却比我朋友的600米来的生动和灵活。

从亚庇到山打根途中，我们停在Labuk Bay Proboscis Sanctuary看长鼻猴。我们特赶在喂食时间抵达，大部分长鼻猴将在喂食台等待，也是我们拍摄它们的好时机。只见它们十多只一组，每组都有一只较大的长鼻猴为首领。 据管理人说：它们的社会组织好像人类般，有著家庭的模式，每一组就是一个家庭。

来到沙州，我不忘旧地重游，再次来到仙本娜的海域，探望那海上人家。遗憾的是天气不好，光线不足，至到下午才看到太阳。

我要感谢Winston Tai, Simon Yeo, Dato’Yap, CH Chia, TS Wong和沙巴及山打根摄影学会的朋友。他们都是摄影高手，认识他们令我获益匪浅。

Sabah is the photographers’ paradise. It has many beautiful islands and a number of national parks. Sabah is also renowned for its remarkable flora and fauna. It is also a favourite place for bird- watching as there are over 600 resident and migratory birds found in this area.

Besides bird-watching, proboscis monkey is another attraction for tourists and photographers. Labuk Bay Proboscis Sanctuary in Sandakan is a home for a large number of proboscises. We went there during feeding time; they came out in a group of family, 200 mm lens should be long enough to get them close in our viewfinder.

For bird shooting, Sukau is one of the local photographer’s favourite. We stayed one night in Sukau in Bilit Rainforest Lodge. The lodge is located at the side of the Kinabatangan River. I like the atmosphere here as the lodge was clean and our stay was comfortable.

The boatman took us for bird shooting along the river. We were lucky as we saw quite a number of beautiful birds. The longest zoom lens I got is 100-400 mm, which is not long enough for the purpose.

My trip ended in Semporna. It was my 3^rd visit here within a year. My intention of course is to visit the sea gypsies. The weather was not very friendly with hazy sky and poor sunlight but this did not dampen my spirits.

I got acquainted with friends from The Photography Society of Sabah and The Photography Society of Sandakan. They are very helpful and I thank their hospitality.

远离尘嚣的肯逸湖 Kenyir Lake

整个小岛包括旅客都不上20人，这里没有城市一般的设备，手机也无用武之地，我们就像到了一个与世隔绝的原始部落。 这就是登加楼州肯逸湖Musang度假村的情况， 少一份喧哗，多一份宁静。

肯逸湖在1985年建成，为全东南亚最大的人造湖，在国内不算是闻名旅游区。这也可理解，这里除了钓鱼，便没有其他活动。如果不是为了拍摄风光照，也不会兴致勃勃地开车400多公里来到这里。

但我并没有失望，肯逸河河水平静如一面镜子。天空，枯树，山丘和其倒影，併成一幅美丽的自然景观，置身在如此大自然，有另一种体会，是我们平日生活中无法领略的宁静。是天，地与人合一的感觉？能确定的是：一切都是那么样的和谐和平静。

晚上，度假村来了特别的访客，一头野象静悄悄地来到我们下榻的度假屋前，推倒几棵香蕉树，逗留多时才离开度假村。根据工作人员说：她每年都会来，就像这里是她必经之路，度假村的人也没有加于为难。短暂的邂逅，人和兽都相安无事。其实，这里原本是他们的地盘，她才是森林的主人，我们岂可反客为主？

肯逸湖虽然不是旅游胜地，我却爱上她那纯朴的美和那一份宁静。

We spent two nights in Musang Kenyir Resort last month. This resort is located in the northern part of Kenyir Lake. Though the resort is not really far away from Kuala Berang in Terengganu, it looks as if we were staying in a very remote village without electricity supply and out of reach from all types of telecommunication systems! It is really ‘back to nature’ as stated in the web site of the resort.

Kenyir Lake was created in 1985. This is the biggest man made lake in South-East-Asia. Judging from the small number of tourists who visited this area, it cannot be considered as a popular tourist destination in Malaysia. Besides fishing, camping and mountain trekking, there are not many other activities here to attract visitors.

This is my first visit to Kenyir Lake, with the intention of taking landscape photographs. I was not disappointed as I enjoyed the peaceful environment and the spectacular scenery. The water is crystal clear, the tree stumps, the hills, the sky and their reflection in the water create an awesome natural landscape painting.

At night, we had a strange visitor, an elephant came right up to our door step. It turned out to be a friendly one!

波德申风光 Evening Scene of Port Dickson

我喜欢波德申的黄昏的景色，那柔和的阳光，无人的海滩和那漂浮在海上的小船只，让我有很宁静的感觉。

我常来这里拍摄，但真正能令我满意的作品却很少。或许时机不对吧，有时是浪太低或太高，有时阳光躲在云雾里。希望将来能拍到较满意的照片。

Port Dickson is my favorite place for landscape photography. I like the soft evening sunlight shinning on the sea, the beach and the fishing boats. There are not many activities at this time of the day, except a few fishermen preparing to go out to the sea. As compared to the city, there is a sense of tranquility.

I have been going there very often, unfortunately, none of the trips had given me any satisfactory shots. Maybe I was not ‘at the right place and at the right time’!

只缘身在此山中 Bukit Lalang Broga

茅草山座落在我的老家－武来岸，如果不是她的名字在登山界爆红，我几乎已把她忘了！

据老乡们说：近来上茅草山的人越来越多，尤其周末，人多得有点拥挤，停车的地方都难找。武来岸，因为这座小山，使这个几乎被人遗忘的小新村，名气也大了。

茅草山是我国主干山脉，位处南端的一座小山，我的家就在山角下。外来者说，这个山脉为平凡的武来岸新村增添不少美感；有了山脉作为靠山，也是风水地。

我在中学时期曾爬过这座山，那已是40多年前的事，印象也模糊。村人一般很少上山，乡下人，不需爬山做运动，平日割胶和农作已消耗很大体力。当时交通不便，地方偏僻，外人更不会来。

昨日又再登上茅草山，从大路到山上，步行30-45分钟便抵达，路程况不难走。山顶上可俯瞰整个武来岸新村，士毛月和加影等地。山上虽然没有沙巴州神山那么壮观，却另有一种视觉的美感。

落暮时分，看到夕阳映照着我熟悉的地方，有很深的感受。原来这么多年来，都忽略这片孕育我的土地，竟是如此美丽山河！

这是我在日落西山时，在山顶拍的几张照片，纯属拙作，却代表我对老家的一份情。

There is no official name for this hill in my hometown, Broga New Village. As the main vegetation in this area is wild lalang, we call this hill as Bukit Lalang.

Those days, not many people would like to climb this hill, as Broga is a remote and rural village, and relatively unknown. Now I was told, the hill was crowded with people especially during weekends.

The last time I climbed this mountain was 40 over years ago when I was still in secondary school. I hardly remember how it looked like then.

I went up to this hill again a few days ago. The scenery up there is just beautiful! From the top, I saw my hometown bathed with the evening sunlight, and I suddenly realize how fortunate I am to call this place as home.

I had taken a few images, which I would like to share with all my friends.

是天上 也是人间 View From The Top

艰辛的道路

朋友知道我登上神山，问：‘辛苦吗？’我答：‘说易不易，说难不难！’

如果说易，为何乃有许多人上不到顶峰，半途弃战？为何有人因体力不支或跌伤，要人抬下山来？也有不幸者丧失了宝贵的性命？向导告诉我，几年前，曾有一位外国少女，下山时遇到大雾，迷路失踪，一星期后才发现她的尸体。

说难，也不尽然，因为有征服神山者从多，老少皆有，不一定是运动健将型，当然，年轻和身体好会占一定的优势。我的团里就有一位平时有运动的68岁前辈，他还比我早到达顶峰！

一般爬神山的人，大多数能上到海拔3300多米的Laban Rata。真正考验毅力和决心却是第二个部分，既次日凌晨从Laban Rata攻顶的这段路。 虽然只有2.7公里长，但一路多峭壁，再加上高海拔，空气稀薄，实在难走！ 我走了5个多小时，才以蜗牛般的速度，十分艰辛的登上最高峰。途中也看到几位登山客，停在路边放弃了。

这段路虽然辛苦，却是全程最精彩，风景最美丽的一段路，也是每位登山者的目标。攀到顶峰，能一览群峰的真面目，站在东南亚最高峰，那是有金钱买不到的满足感，也是对自己的一种肯定。下山后也获颁证书，所有辛苦和疲劳都值得。

登山最大的收获，是从攀山的过程领悟人生，人生的道路不也像登山一样？何尝不是艰辛？你可能遇到无数次的挫折，令你焦头烂额，又或在事业上爱情上跌个遍体鳞伤。 但越是艰辛和崎岖，生活就越精彩。登山的精彩，是平路无法体会的。

当你克服一切障碍，最终抵达目的地时，才能真正体会人生的真谛－不完美的人生，才是人生！

愿与所有网友共勉。

These are the few shots that I took when I reached the peak of Mt. Kinabalu. The weather was fine and the clouds were floating below me. The scenery was just breathtaking. I don’t think my lenses can reflect the beauty of it.

We started the climb from Laban Rata at 2.30 in the morning. It was the toughest journey though the distance was only 2.7 km.

伟哉，神山 Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia

                            站在最高点

站在神山最高峰，出乎意外的，我没有感觉到征服神山的自豪和骄傲，也没有成功登山的喜悦。

我谨以谦卑的心，感恩神山让我攀登，同伴的相互鼓励，向导在我途中面对艰难的时刻拉我一把，才让我不放弃，克服生理和心理障碍，攀到4095.2公尺之巅。

在罗氏峰上，遥望山下辽阔的土地和美不胜收的自然美景，白云就在我脚下飞舞，感觉自己在这宇宙，是那么的渺小。

其实，上山只是完成一半长征，下山需要更大的毅力，才能确保安全还回起点！

人生，和登山原理一样，出任高职，忌骄。任何成就，背后肯定有许多同事和朋友的支持和扶持才成事。上位，不能算是成功，当到回起点，交棒后，才能论功过。

Standing on Low’s Peak of Mt. Kinabalu， the highest mountain in South-East-Asia, I didn’t feel the joy and excitement for the successful climb。

Instead, I felt humble and thankful for the Creator who had created this magnificent mountain. I was also grateful to the encouragement and help from my friends especially my guide- Jemin who was very patient and helpful all the way to the Peak.

The panoramic view from the Peak was awesome and breathtaking and it made me feel very small in this universe！

I am fully aware that I have another tough task ahead. The descent is equally challenging！

The climb also carries the same meaning in our real life endeavours. If one is holding high office, one should not feel proud and arrogant. You will not be there purely by your own efforts only as there are others who helped you to make it there.

The final judgement of whether you are successful or not will only be known not when you are still in office but when your tenure of office is over. 

神山地标

【不识‘神山’真面目，只缘身在此山中】。站在罗氏峰上，我不能看到她的全貌，一览无遗的，反而是对面远处的‘South Peak’南峰和‘St.John’s Peak’圣约翰峰，何等壮观，感叹造物主的伟大！

南峰向来是神山的主要地标，一令吉纸币后就印著南峰地标；圣约翰峰貌似妇女，相传她就是盼望丈夫归来的妇女化身，因此也称作寡妇山。这也是中国寡妇山的来由吧。

当局者迷，自己的弱点往往要局外人才看得清楚，能接受别人的批评，才会成功。

On top of Low’s Peak, I cannot see how it looks like, but I can clearly see the South Peak and St. John’s Peak from a distance.  They are just magnificent!

Our one Ringgit note carries the image of South Peak, while St. John’s Peak resembled the face of a human being. Folk tale had it that she was indeed the widow who waited the return of her husband!

                                   方向

半山攻顶，走到距离罗氏峰约2公里的路程，可看到石壁上都钉著白色粗绳。上峭壁时，登山客可拉著绳子帮助安全攀登。绳子也是引导往最高峰的正确和安全方向，攻顶前，向导一再吩咐我们必须跟著绳子的方向走。高峰气候变化大，当云雾来袭时，可见度受影响下，易使人迷路。

多年前，有一位年轻的外国少女，不听向导忠告，擅自离开绳子的方向走去，不幸换来付出生命的代价！

在人生的旅途中，方向一样重要。有目标，有决心，但如失去或迷失方向，一样徒劳无功！

About 2 km before reaching Low’s Peak，a thick white rope is available to help us to make this difficult and dangerous ascend. This rope is also meant to guide us to the correct and safe direction to the Peak.

The weather up there is unpredictable，thick mist may affect one’s visibility, without the white rope as guide one may get loss.

In real life too, we need a clear direction. You may have goals, but without a clear direction, you may not be able to get there.

山路崎岖

神山上山和下山路途全长19.4公里，原始山路崎岖不平。各种路况都有，泥路，石壁路，和世界名山如中国黄山有人工打造的梯级相比，难度何止百倍。神山之路确是人走出来的，诚如大文豪鲁迅所说：“世上本没有路，走的人多了，也就成了路”。

我们需要有‘踏出路来’的精神，许多成功人士，白手兴家，一步一脚印，踏出一条康庄大道。

We climbed from Timpohan gate to the summit and came down via Mesilau trail, a total journey of 19.4 km. As compared to other famous mountains like Huang Shan in China, there were very few man-made steps for better access.

Eminent Chinese writer Lu Xun once wrote: ‘there were no road in this world, if the trail had been used by more and more people, the trail became road’.

The trail to the summit was difficult and tough; the trail became road as it was walked over and over again by climbers.

We must have courage and determination to map out a road for life. Many successful men started off with nothing, but with perseverance and determination, they made out a road to success.

尽职的挑夫

攀登神山，通常会在6公里山腰上的Laban Rata住宿休息，隔天凌晨攻顶后才下山来。登山者必须携带简单的行装和登山用品上山，为了纾解背包压力和省力攻顶，大多数人都愿付一公斤9令吉（来回程）的挑夫费，让挑夫把背包背上山。

神山的职业挑夫个个年轻力壮，经验丰富，他们都是本地原住民杜顺族，男女皆有。 我的向导－Jemin－也兼作挑夫，不要看他个子矮小，小腿肌肉十分发达，虽背著数十公斤重的背包，登山时如履平地，令人佩服，也为他如此辛苦，出卖劳力为生感叹。Jemin做这份工已有3年，膝盖已开始疼痛，再过一两年，他得转行做其他少用脚力的工作！

挑夫非常专业，无论风吹雨打，都会确保把客人的行装安全送到目的地。

Just pay 9 ringgit for the weight of 1 kg, you can get a porter to carry your luggage up to Laban Rata and than back to the Park HQ.

Porters are local Dusun who stay at the foot of the Mountain. Some of them may have small built, but they have strong legs and can carry up to 40-50 kg of load up to the mountain with ease. They earn their living in a hard way, but always dutifully deliver your luggage without fail.

My guide Jemin also serves as porter for 3 years now. He told me that his knees ache occasionally and he is thinking of looking for other jobs when he gets older!

动物和植物群的天堂

神山国家公园有著极丰富的地区性植物和动物群。海拔3000公尺以上可看到如盆栽似的小矮树，偶尔也可看到一些小花。我好久没见过的猪龙草，却在上山路旁相会，还相当大朵，让我拍个痛快。

在空气细薄的顶峰上，植物已大量减少，在石堆缝中偶尔长出小草，坚韧的生命力令人佩服。

此行志在登山，但对动植物有兴趣者，这里还是天堂。

The Kinabalu National Park is also a botanical paradise. Over 1000 species of orchids and many species of pitcher plants are found endemic in this area. I was told the world’s largest pitcher plants are also found here. The park has a rich diversity of flora and fauna.