KL -> Sandakan

We arrived in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia and spent a night at the Sandakan hotel before taking a tour bus to the Sukau Rainforest Lodge. On the way to the lodge, we stopped at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre to observe some orangutans and then we spent 3 days, 4 nights, at the lodge exploring the wildlife around the lodge and going on boat safaris.

The images

All images are presented in chronological order. All were shot with one of two OM System OM-1 cameras, one with the 40-150mm f4 Pro attached and the other with the 100-400mm f5-6.3 attached. This trip was my first time using the OM-1s for an extended period of time. In preparation for this trip and because I was so happy with my original OM-1, I purchased a second body. One thing I learned from our trip to Uganda was that should I ever go on another rainforest safari trip, bring a 70-200mm f2.8 equivalent lens. Which is why, for all wildlife in Sabah, I made sure to have one camera with the 40-150mm f2.8 lens attached and the other with the 100-400mm. This way, I have lower light covered, for the most part. I mean, of course a 100-400mm f2.8 lens would be ideal, but even if such a lens existed (and was physically possible) it would be ridiculously expensive, large, and heavy. Depending on which camera ecosystem you subscribe to, your best option is a 70-200mm f2.8. In the case of M43rds, this is the fantastic Olympus/OM System 40-150mm f2.8, which is 80-300mm f2.8 in full-frame field of view equivalence and light gathering.

Camera nerd details/thoughts

Overall, I’m very satisfied with the results. Sure, there were times my ISO went too high and I captured noisy images, but hey, it’s better than no images. I’m not a professional photographer making money from photography, so I constantly temper my expectations and make decisions based on value provided by my chosen camera system. For travel and wildlife it’s hard to beat OM System and micro four-thirds right now. In that ecosystem, the PanaLeica 100-400mm or OM 100-400mm are the main affordable options. I adore Panasonic LUMIX, but prefer OM System for micro four-thirds setups. Both lens options have less than awesome f-stops. They are excellent in bright light and can be good in overcast situations. Once it starts getting dark, that’s where the limitations become apparent.

I also learned that OM cameras, by default, set memory cards to reset their filename numbers. This means, when you insert a new memory card it starts at the same file number the last card started from - not ended from. Because of this, I have three memory cards from one camera with the same filenames (e.g. 3 files which are all OM1A-1000). It’s not awesome. However, I know this now and have changed this default. Future trips won’t suffer the same mistake. Also, one of my two cameras was set an hour later than the other, so merging the files took some extra effort. I need to make sure my cameras are properly time-synced in the future.

Sandakan & Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre

I’m so happy we stopped here because it allowed us to see orangutans up close. Unfortunately, while we did see one orangutan while at Sukau Lodge, I wasn’t able to capture it well due to thick coverage and its continual movement. The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is definitely worth a stop on your way to one of many boat safari lodges. Most (maybe all?) tour companies make this stop. We used Borneo Eco Tours who happen to be owned by the same person as the Sukau Lodge. Both were great.

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Sukau Lodge and boat safaris to spot wildlife

Our stay at this lodge was fantastic and I can’t recommend it enough. During our 4-night stay, we saw crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, pygmy elephants, macaque monkeys, herons, hornbills, oriental darters, one obscured orangutan, and so many butterflies.

Our one hope during our time in Sabah was to see pygmy elephants and I am happy to report that we did! It took a couple hours on a boat safari, one afternoon, but we found a family of 8-10 pygmy elephants. Finally seeing them out in the open after spending most of the boat journey only seeing parts of elephants, obscured by thick trees, was an unreal experience. I didn’t love how our safari guide, and all other safari guides on the Kinabatangan river, were crowding and seemingly boxing-in the elephants. I was nervous that our presence, and the presence of so many boats, were making them stressed out. They were likely stressed out, but when we finally saw all the elephants, one cause of their distress was that one of the oldest elephants in the group was lagging behind. Everyone was stressed out waiting for them to catch up to the rest of the herd. Seeing the old elephant with a baby elephant was heart-melting. I feel very fortunate that I was able to see and capture these wonderful creatures.

Proboscis monkeys were my absolute favorite subjects to photograph and to observe. It would be a dream job to get paid to observe and photograph proboscis monkeys for a living. They are so fascinating, off-putting, and uncomfortably human-like. It’s disconcerting, to say the least. But I loved every minute of it. The males have longer noses and they make a honking sound; either for mating purposes or to announce their status as a dominant male in the presence of other males (human or primate). The females have smaller noses and the adolescent females have pushed up noses. Sometimes we’d see a proboscis and think, because of its large belly, it was a pregnant female. This was not the case. I’m not sure we saw a pregnant female at all because most (maybe all?) adults have very large bellies due to their consumption of leafy greens and having a four-chambered stomach.

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Conclusion

Our time in Sabah was unforgettable. The entire staff at the Sukau Lodge were wonderful. Our guides were knowledgeable and knew where to find all the animals/birds we wanted to see. I would not hesitate to go back in the future. It was a very different lodge experience in comparison to our Uganda and Rwanda trip. The wildlife sounds around the lodge in Sabah were much different from the sounds at Akagera in Rwanda. Proboscis monkeys do make a similar honking noise to hippos, though I prefer the soothing hippo sounds. I will always prefer sleeping to the sounds of hippos over the sounds of most other wildlife.