Category:Landscape

The sun dips further below the horizon of the South China Sea in this photo taken in 1989 from Laban Rata on Mount Kinabalu.
March 7, 2013

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu Sunset 3

Here's the third in my series of four sunset images from Laban Rata, Mount Kinabalu, taken during my trek up the mountain in August...

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The sun starts to dip below the horizon of the South China Sea in this photo taken in 1989 from Laban Rata on Mount Kinabalu. On the right you can make out the island of Pulau Gaya and the three smaller islands of Pulau Manukan just to the south (left). On the shoreline lies the town of Kota Kinabalu invisible in the haze. The coast is some 40 miles (60 km) distant from my shooting location.
March 6, 2013

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu Sunset 2

In the mid-ground you can clearly make out the coastline at Kota Kinabalu, some 37 miles (60 km) distant from Laban Rata on Mount...

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The sun approaches the horizon on the South China Sea. The coast at Kota Kinabalu near the bottom of the photo is about 40 miles (60 km) away. Laban Rata, Mount Kinabalu, 1989.
March 5, 2013

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu Sunset

In this shot, the sun hangs just above the horizon of the South China Sea. About a quarter of the way up the frame...

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The view south from the helipad at Laban Rata as the sun descends to the west. Mount Kinabalu. 1989
March 3, 2013

Daily Photo – The View South from Laban Rata

With the sun continuing to descend in the west, I headed back to Laban Rata. Today's photo was a view south, over the top...

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Late in the afternoon, the sun starts to set on the peaks above Laban Rata. Mount Kinabalu. 1989.
March 2, 2013

Daily Photo – The Peaks above Laban Rata

On the trail above Laban Rata I took this image as the sun dipped lower in the sky. You might be able to make...

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Laban Rata marks the transition on Mount Kinabalu from mostly vegetated to mostly bare rock. It's quite an abrupt transition. Mount Kinabalu. 1989.
February 28, 2013

Daily Photo – Around Laban Rata

It was quite a relief to emerge from the trees and arrive at Laban Rata. The angle of the path reduced and the stairway...

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