Sekinchan Photography Trip

One of the things almost all photographers in the Klang Valley do is take that Sekinchan photography trip, which is a simple day trip here. Sekinchan is well known for its beautiful paddy fields and tends to attract many landscape photographers to this part of Selangor. And the best part about this location is that you can do it for half a day or a full day, depending on whether you want to explore Sekinchan fully.

A photo of the paddy field was taken using the wide-angle mode on the Z Flip3.

As I have been involved in photography since the early 90s, I have only visited Sekinchan once, back in the mid-90s, and that was it. My recent trip here was my second visit to Sekinchan. I decided to explore with a local photography group from MeetUp called Kuala Lumpur Photography Club this time around. (This group is no longer active on MeetUp)

I’ve also been a member of MeetUp since September 2011, but I’ve hardly explored the many groups here. Anyway, the time came when the Covid19 pandemic finally toned down in October of 2021 and when state borders started to open up in Malaysia. Many took the opportunity to travel back to their hometowns.

I decided to explore with a Sekinchan photography trip organised by Mr Ching from the Kuala Lumpur Photography Group on 16th October 2021. We met up at a Shell petrol station in Sekinchan town, then went to a local coffee shop for breakfast with everyone in the group. There were around 18 of us that day, non of whom I know.

After our local Sekinchan breakfast, we headed to the famous paddy fields, and at this time of year, the harvest was a beautiful, bright green.

Photos of Sekinchan

Below are random photos taken during my Sekinchan photography trip, and I used both my Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G smartphone and DSLR to capture the bird and telephoto pictures. But in this article, I will be focusing on smartphone photos only, and they are not edited, only cropped, and I added my watermark on them.

Random flowers in the paddy field.

A common Earhead Rice Bug is seen on the rice paddy.

The beautiful green paddy fields from September to November.

A yellow damselfly photographed with the Z Flip3 5G.

Getting creative with framing.

The famous Wishing Tree Temple at Sekinchan.

Wide-angle looking up the Sekinchan Wishing Tree.

Pantai Redang Beach is one of the attractions at Sekinchan.

Beach photography at Pantai Redang.

While driving around Sekinchan, there are many photography opportunities.

Conclusion

I have to say, the trip to Sekinchan for photography was quite exciting because it has been a while since I went on an excursion like this. Overall, I would highly recommend this place for anyone wanting to have a quick and easy photography outing without having to spend a night. Check out my other website, Photography Tours Malaysia, for future Sekinchan Photography Tours.

To me, the thrill of getting out of the city was good enough to excite my trapped soul after months of lockdowns. And this Sekinchan photography trip was probably timed perfectly. You can also read my review of the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, which I did in September, as it is made for general laypeople like you and me.