Traditional Fishing Boats of Sabak, by Zain Abdullah

Sabak Beach in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia is famous for its traditional highly decorative and colourful fishing boats. This kind of fishing boats can only be found at Sabak Beach. The fishing boats have become subjects to various photographers, local and foreign ones. The fishing boats are normally anchored at the mouth of a river perhaps to be better protected against the monsoon and it is also where the fishermen do the cleaning and minor repair to their fishing boats. I didn’t waste the opportunity to capture this famous boats when I last visited Sabak Beach in June this year.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm f1.8 | Exposure 1/60 sec @ f/1.8 | ISO: 200 | Focal length 50mm
Traditional Fishing Boats of Sabak, by Zain Abdullah

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | November 24
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Sabak Beach, Kelantan | Malaysia

Photographer: Mat Zain Abdullah (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Zain Abdullah is a Malaysian self-taught photographer who enjoys taking pictures since he took up the hobby in 2003. He has fully converted to digital since 2008 and is now using Nikon D80. Some of his photographs have been published by local as well as international magazines although he still prefers to remain as a hobbyist. He loves shooting architecture, people, street scene and landscape most. More of his photographs can be found at his website and his photo blog as provided below.

Website: http://zain.zenfolio.com
Photoblog : http://zainabdullah.wordpress.com