The rains has started early in November 2012 and December is expected to be just as rainy. We didn’t expect to see much of the eclipse in the poor weather. But heavens was smiling at us and we were treated to a sight of full moon eclipse, with the next one expected in 2014.

We didn’t come prepared with advanced camera gears and long lenses, fortunately my new Nikon V1 point and shoot was just able to capture the enchanting sight.

It was an eye opening trip for the little boy. The sky was lit up with stars with Orion constellation clearly visible.

We also brought an arsenal of flashlights. They are needed to perform several functions, such as lights dimmed for camp lighting, flood lights for walking, long distance throw lights for animal spotting and light painting for night photography.

It was a rewarding night when we went over to Ubin on National day.

Picture below (Photograph taken by my buddy Alan Tay). Elusive civet cat. We heard its mewling and spotted in the trees with our flashlights. Accordingly to Mr. Lim who lives nearby, its probably a young civet cat calling for its mother.

Scorpion about 4cm in size under UV flashlight (taken by Andy Ho).

Light painting of coconut tree luxuriantly covered with Dragon Tail Vine (picture by Andy Ho).