Stork-Billed Kingfisher - Kinabatangan River - Borneo

Another species of kingfisher presents in the region.

Common Kingfisher - Kinabatangan River - Borneo

A common kingfisher woken up by our lights.

Buffy fish-owl - Kinabatangan River - Borneo

Another predator of the night, awaiting for a prey on a low branch above the river.

Crocodile at night - Kinabatangan River - Borneo

After dinner, time for another boat trip to meet the creatures of the night.

All the images taken at night while in Borneo were captured with a D700, 70-180mm macro and SB900. Camera was most often set at 1/60 f/6.3 -0.3EV manual, the flash on TTL.

Palm Civet - Borneo

Just after the sunset, we were very lucky to encounter this palm civet attracted by the fruits on a branch hanging over the river.

This image was taken from a small boat (not very stable) with a D700 camera handheld at 1/30 f/6.3 +0.7 ISO1200, 70to300mm VR lens at 300mm. Due to the dark face of the animal and the relatively bright background, I had to add the 0.7 compensation to ensure that details would be captured. This is a typical situation where you have to thank the camera manufacturers for the latest improvement in Vibration Reduction and low noise at high ISO technologies, without which such shot would not be possible.

Sunset over the Kinabatangan River - Borneo

And the night falls rapidely over the river...

Proboscis Monkey - Kinabatangan River - Borneo

Adult male proboscis monkey observing the river from its vantage point.