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Blackfin Sundowners - Sailors moored for the night enjoy the early evening as the sun starts to set. Somewhere near Kota Kinabalu, 1989.

Daily Photo – Blackfin Sundowners

I titled this shot ‘Blackfin Sundowners’ for somewhat obvious reasons – the prominent Blackfin on the sail of the largest boat and the fact that the sun is setting.

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Three schoolgirls heading home on a trail along the base of a cliff

Daily Photo – Heading Home

Three school girls heading home somewhere near Kota Kinabalu. From the shadows it’s clearly close to sunset as these thee girls pick their way along the shoreline at the base of the cliff.

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The Waiting Game. Two fishermen wait for the for the moment to cast their nets. Somewhere near Kota Kinabalu, 1989.

Daily Photo – The Waiting Game

In today’s photo, two fishermen play the waiting game shortly after sunrise somewhere near Kota Kinabalu. I’ve no idea what they were waiting for…

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Channeling my inner geologist, I titled this image 'Faulty Shoreline'

Daily Photo – Faulty Shoreline

I took this photo I’ve titled Faulty Shoreline somewhere near the the Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa in Kota Kinabalu but I can’t actually place it on the map.

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A fellow climber takes a rest admiring the view near the summit of Mount Kinabalu.

Daily Photo – Admiring the View

But that was all ahead of me. Here I was admiring the view myself and trying not to think about climbing down that massive staircase I’d climbed up less than 24 hours prior.

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The sun has slipped 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.

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu Sunset 4

So here’s the last of the Mount Kinabalu sunset series. The sun has now slipped below the horizon, it’s passing marked by the display of yellow, orange and red in the sky.

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