Genting Highlands Photo

Photographer’s Note

WS 01 - Highland Plants

WS 02 - On the way

Genting Highlands (Malay: Tanah Tinggi Genting ; Chinese: 雲頂高原) (1700m above sea level 3°24′6.51″N, 101°46′2.62″E) is a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia and is home to a famous mountain resort by the same name which can be reached by car from Kuala Lumpur in one hour. It is also accessible by the world's fastest and South East Asia's longest cable car called Genting Skyway (3.38km[1]). In 2006, the resort had 18.4 million visitors.[1] Genting Highlands was founded by the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong in the late 1960s.

It is sometimes informally known as the Las Vegas of Malaysia, dubbed the 'City of Entertainment' as it is the only legal land-based casino in Malaysia, run by Resorts World Bhd, a sub-company of Genting Group, and First World Hotel and Resort Sdn Bhd. The resort, Genting Highlands Resort, also features many hotels owned by Genting subsidiaries including Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, Resort Hotel, Theme Park Hotel and Awana Genting. First World Hotel has a total of 6,118 rooms, making it the largest hotel in the world.[2] It surpassed MGM Grand Las Vegas, the former largest hotel in the world with 5,690 rooms.

Other facilities in this resort include theme parks, a Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, a wind-turbine sky diving simulator, world-class golf course and shopping malls.

There is a computerised system outside First World Hotel which can automatically calculate the number of parking-bays left in four hotels; Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel.

Genting Highlands is also home to a 100 million year old forest.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genting_Highlands

stego, gracious, JPlumb, TopGeo, chrisnet, danos, japiey, Tue, adores, Uhu has marked this note useful

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gracious (20017) 2008-04-07 19:57

Hello Ally,
Very nice place to be with the cool weather!
been there once with family and remembered well!
captured well in good clarity in the fg hills and the distance mountain!
I liked the cooling vapour in the air!
many thanks for the sharing
cheers
Tony

JPlumb (3153) 2008-04-07 23:46

Hi Ally, very good shot of the Genting Highlands, I like the apparent layers seen here split apart by distance and the clouds or mist. The front textures and colour are very good, but with the distance you get a great transition into the grey zone. By the looks of it, and from the sounds of your notes, it must be a very entertaining place to visit.

Thanks, John

TopGeo (22249) 2008-04-08 0:38

Good morning Ally! a completed work here with iotels and the mountain, You combine the picture and the briefing. Good and the places in the WS, the cheice you wonderful,I greet
Georgios

evanrizo (456) 2008-04-08 1:11

Hi Aly,
the majestic view over the mountains looks very atmospheric with the clouds, very well done.
Regards.
Evangelos

chrisnet (20376) 2008-04-08 9:49

Hi Ally,
Good capture of this atmospheric scene with the cloudy sky and interesting note, well done!
Regards

jafadabret (40369) 2008-04-08 12:52

Bonsoir Ally.
On se sent perdu dans cette nature sauvage avec des bancs de brume qui s'accrochent aux collines boisées.
Belle atmosphère.
Jacques

trekks (14334) 2008-04-08 16:35

hello Ally

Genting is a popular destination and icon in Malaysia and you must have good subjects up there for shooting. I like WS shots.

tfs

danos (33330) 2008-04-09 0:27

Hello Ally,
very nice this cloudy and foggy atmosphere of this mountain scape shot.This one with combinations with the others in the WS complete the whole scene for the Genting Highlands.Informative and useful your note.

Regards,Danos

japiey (9521) 2008-04-09 3:38

Hi Ally,

Cool lands and a fine capture..
The composition is admired..
Excellent in concept, well done.

jp

toto (18767) 2008-04-10 0:31

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce lieux montagneux, cette purée de pois monte et ce brouillard va bientôt recouvrire toute la vallée.
Ces nuages vont tout recouvrir.
Belle vue

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

Silvio1953 (42911) 2008-04-10 1:15

Hi Ally, fascinating composition with splendid clouds, great atmosphere, very well done, ciao Silvio

Tue (25608) 2008-04-10 13:02

Hi Ally,
A very nice view over the mountainous landscape and the forests. You found a good POV for a nice overview. The mood is well captured with the several low clouds. Good work!
Regards,
Lars

stego (22482) 2008-04-12 9:37

Hi Ally,
Lovely view of those lush mountains involved in mist and clouds, taken from a real vintage point. They remind me the Venezuela mountains near the place of my last post.
The WS's are a good complement to the presentation of that mountain resort. Both are very nicely composed. I like specially the WS#1, which deserved a main post.
Regards, José.

adores (15781) 2008-04-13 16:04

Hi Ally!
Wonderful scennery, especially because of the clouds covering the mountains in background. The composition is very good. The Ws are also very good and they help to have an idea of the area.

Chanizard (123) 2008-06-02 18:10

Hi Ally
Nice shoot
good color and composition and the niew is fantastic . the note also benefitted
with regards

Uhu (7448) 2008-07-16 4:16

High, the place look wild but your note describe that actually it's populated enough. Great photo, composition and clouds here creates special effect.

Gregtom (7119) 2008-08-07 13:59

Hello, Ally!
You have captured a really mystic atmosphere, created by the clouds breaking through the mountains. It really looks great!
regards,
Greg