Rwanda: In the forest Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

The main reason for visiting this part of Africa was of course, to meet the mountain gorillas. Sincerely, from what I've learnt before leaving, I supposed that the hardest thing during this trip should had been the trekking on the volcanoes to reach these fantastic and peaceful primates. On the contrary, I was lucky with the gorillas, but had a lot of difficulties in reaching and shooting chimpanzees. The walking tours were long and one time was really hard because of the muddy steep slopes and the thick vegetation of the forest (Kyambura Gorge - Uganda). Everytime when reached the chimps, they were on the top of the tall trees and what was possible to see of them, was only a quickly moving dark stain among the branches. So thanks to the newly bought, excellent 70-300mm VR Nikkor lens, had the possibility to make some decent pictures and to see how they looked like.

This one was taken in the Nyungwe National Park, a high-altitude, mountainous rainforest in southern Rwanda established as a forest reserve in 1933. The conservation area consists of approximately 970 square kilometers. The forest is located in the Albertine Rift, a series of mountain ranges beginning at the Rwenzori mountains in western Uganda and Congo, continuing south into the Lendu Plateau in eastern Congo. Contiguous with Kibira National Park in Burundi, Nyungwe is one of the largest mountainous rainforests remaining in Africa and recently the forest received National Park status. A gorgeous place to visit and to enjoy the peacefulness of a forest, out off the beaten tracks.

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daddo (11381) 2008-04-11 2:31

Zdravo prijatelju. I evo te sada gdje lovis majmune, bez puske naravno.Nemirna dusa, kao sto se kaze.Great shot that conveys the sense of mystery, remoteness and a verdant world. Plus, there is the eye contact. Pozdrav. Klaudio.

izmirli (3223) 2008-04-11 3:02

merhaba my friend attila
wonderful tree and lovely monkey.wonderful colours and composition.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

jhm (82879) 2008-04-11 4:03

Hello Attila,

I found your back, through the alot pictures everyday it's something difficult.
You bring us a wonderful image of these gorilla, he took a nice position for the picture beside the tree.
Splendid animals and very lovely presentation and composition.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

AiresSantos (42440) 2008-04-11 5:40

Hi dear Attila
Great capture of the forest with the black chimpanze. Excellent POV and details.
Have a nice weekend
Aires

manada (6237) 2008-04-11 5:47

Ciao Attila
ottimo colpo, hai "catturato" la scimmia con tutto quel popò di sfondo verde dato dalle foglie.
Composizione eccellente e solite note interessanti.
Buon WE my friend
Freddy

parbo (11000) 2008-04-11 6:04

Hello Attila,

Very nice portrait of him while in deep thought and I think little curios during your shoot. Green leafs and body texture of trees are well detailed. Very informative note also about your shoot and place. Congratulations also for your new lens.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

lestans (15474) 2008-04-11 13:56

Ciao Attila!! complimeti per aver catturato Mr Chimp! interessante immagino la visita di questo speciale parco: non i soliti leoni zebre ecc!
Foto perfetta, e anche assai ben inquadrata.
Ciao!!

Livia

Jakab (3472) 2008-04-11 15:02

Szia Attila!
Kétségtelenül szimpatikus rokon, kellemes környezetben. Állatkerti társai tempóját ismerve van némi sejtésem arról, milyen kihívás lehetett elcsípni őkelmét.
Őszintén szólva legjobban mégis az adatoktól vagyok elhűlve: 300 mm mellett 1/25 sec idővel éles képet produkálni szabadkézből? Ha a főszabályt veszem, ehhez a gyújtótávolsághoz 1/250 sec (illetve az 1,5-es szorzó miatt inkább 1/500 sec) tartozna, a VR funkcióra a NIkon 3-4 fényértéket ígér - ezek szerint tartja is az igéretét. Lenyűgöző!
Jó hétvégét kívánok!
Laci

pablominto (40958) 2008-04-11 22:52

Hello Attila,
This is a pleasant composition, where the tree is nicely used to frame this fellow!
Serious looking expression is well recorded, fine details in the animal...
Always good to see the captured outside the zoo..!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Graal (58267) 2008-04-12 1:15

Jó napot Attila,
unusual Your african remembrance, good shot of good hunter. An interesting place, National Park in Rwanda. Congratulations for Your new lens 70-300 VR Nikkor ( I intend buy also). Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

danos (32812) 2008-04-12 2:27

Hello Attila,
very nice shot with this mountain gorilla to be an eyes catcher.Shooting these anamals is difficult and at the same time i think dangerous.But this capture is great one with the animal in the leafs.Informative your note too.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

grigand (12672) 2008-04-12 6:48

Ciao Attila,
Ma tu sei veramente sempre in giro per il mondo .. bella e interessante questa immagine, in condizioni di luce difficile.
Ciao
andrea

Gerrit (35937) 2008-04-12 8:37

HI Attila,
great capture and well positioned behind his brench. The quality is quite good for such a difficult shot.
Regards, Gerrit

Tue (25608) 2008-04-13 2:43

Hi Attila,
A successful capture of this chimpanzee sitting high in a tree. He is nicely framed by the tree, with especially the diagonal of the left foreground being very strong. The background of leaves works very well. Great photo work!
Regards,
Lars

edytungkal (4519) 2008-04-13 21:47

A different kind of photo from you Attila and it worthed for shown the unique of the part of Africa. I like how you framed this Chimpanzee (They call as orang utan in my place) with nature colours. A nice shot from the forest, thanks friend....

daniel

John_F_Kennedy (31671) 2008-04-14 0:00

Great photography. All details are perfect with superb POV.
Best wishes,
Achim

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2008-04-14 4:23

Hi Attila
Wow, uncle ;). Nice capture of this guy among the branches. Good light.
Have a nice day.

Scharan (13955) 2008-04-14 19:37

Olá Attila

Belo registro, você teve sorte, ele está bem tranquilo e posando para a foto...muito boa, meus parabéns, interessante trabalho.
GA
Vera

vinicio (22416) 2008-05-11 7:43

Ecco i famoso gorilla di montagna, deve essere una bella esperienza avvicinarlo di cosi tanto. Bella foto, complimenti Attila.
Ciao
Vinicio

ocskaymarci (2508) 2008-05-27 13:44

Szia Attila!
Minden elismeresem, hogy ilyen nehez korulmenyek kozott ilyen jo kepet csinaltal!
Remek pillanatot kaptal el! A kep szinvilaga is kivalo, jol passzol hozza a fekete keret.
Udv,
Marci

Hellas (5139) 2008-06-20 0:31

Hello Attila,
very good work, indeed! The lens is very good for this kind of capturing. The colours are brilliant and the details very fine! I like very much the background with the leaves. Exciting trek!

Warm regards,
Athanasios.