inthewild wrote:
must have been quite the memorable experience!
Thanks Jorel...as one who loves big cats as much as you and leopards particularly, I will tell you this is very special and should be on the short list of wildlife adventures you do in the future.
Eric
Knockout series my friend. Soooo much emotion pouring from those eyes. These types of shots give me goosebumps buddy, can definitely feel the connection. Wow what an experience it must have been to be in breaths distance here, simply incredible Eric
Excellent set Eric ! I'm planning to do the Rwanda trek in September for my 50th birthday extravaganza...would you mind sharing what lenses you used, and any thoughts on which you would shoot with if you did it again ( if different than what you shot with) ?
Karl Witt wrote:
Knockout series my friend. Soooo much emotion pouring from those eyes. These types of shots give me goosebumps buddy, can definitely feel the connection. Wow what an experience it must have been to be in breaths distance here, simply incredible Eric
You are much too kind Karl...and I thank you more than you know. I am trying very hard to get away from documentary only shots especially with animals that do seem to show emotion so I am chuffed you got that from these.
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Dave Mueller wrote:
Excellent set Eric ! I'm planning to do the Rwanda trek in September for my 50th birthday extravaganza...would you mind sharing what lenses you used, and any thoughts on which you would shoot with if you did it again ( if different than what you shot with) ?
Thank you
Thanks so much Dave. I'll be happy to share everything...but I'll do it in a pm so as not to bore the rest of the crowd.
Absolutely fantastic set. The expressions are so human like.
I have done that trek in Uganda. 2 in our party had to be carried down the mountain due to dehydration.
Harsha
harshaj1 wrote:
Absolutely fantastic set. The expressions are so human like.
I have done that trek in Uganda. 2 in our party had to be carried down the mountain due to dehydration.
Harsha
It was quite an experience....two totally different treks and equally different photo op....but worth every second!...Thanks so much for you kind words.
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Jim McCann wrote:
Magnificent experience! I'm quite envious. Great images.
Thanks Jim...it is a very different type of wildlife experience with both the trekking and the photography playing virtually equal roles.
Eric,
These are amazing... I can only dream about an adventure like this. Your photos illustrate the shared evolutionary history of our two species (though, they are one step removed from our closest cousins, chimpanzees) as well as the habitat in which they live. I absolutely adore the 6th image where it appears that the gorillas is lying gently on a fern frond.
OwlsEyes wrote:
Eric,
These are amazing... I can only dream about an adventure like this. Your photos illustrate the shared evolutionary history of our two species (though, they are one step removed from our closest cousins, chimpanzees) as well as the habitat in which they live. I absolutely adore the 6th image where it appears that the gorillas is lying gently on a fern frond.
well done!
bruce
Thanks so much Bruce...it is an amazing experience and yes there is a very different feeling being with primates than any other animal...chimps are even more animated and when we got to see them organize a hunting party it was surreal!
Eric
