To get it right in the gorilla photo tour, try your best to avoid subjects that are positioned in bright sunlight as the sun on their fur blows out completely and it is almost impossible to correctly expose this dark animals and its bright green surrounds in the same frame.

Should you have no option but to shoot in bright sunlight, try for close-up images instead, avoiding as much of the green blown out vegetation. Weather conditions also play a vital role when photographing Gorillas in Rwanda. Soft overcast conditions are the best.

Do not be deterred by rainy conditions as these do expose a very different side of Gorilla behavior. Make sure you are well prepared though with a default camera setting that allows you an adequate shutter speed in these darkened conditions as well as protection for your gear.

When on a gorilla photo tour in Rwanda, look out for the playful behaviour of the young. Often you can relate the games they play with those of our own Children, swinging on vines, hide and seek and also when they imitate the big Silver backs’ chest beating. This is truly the wildlife photographic safari experience of a lifetime! It’s only unforgettable with Eco Tours Rwanda at a discount in Virunga massifs and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

Look out for the many human like behaviors that mountain gorillas share for the perfect shoots. Positioning yourself at a lower angle and shooting up at them allows you a better angle from which to shoot into those deep eye sockets. Gorillas often look up and this is the time when they expose their eyes most and these are the brief moments to look out for. Take note of your aperture value when shooting at a close distance though, as the distance between the nose and eyes will increase considerably when they look up.

Look out for opportunities where the gorillas expose their hands and feet. They carry fingerprints just like our own. The best opportunity to photograph their hands and feet happen when they lie on their backs and will often move their limbs around trying to get comfortable or when grooming themselves.

Showing the gentle and loving care we ourselves show our children and really connect well with our own emotions and parental instincts. The younger the infant, the less chance you have of seeing the little ones in the open. Mothers will often hide their newborn from their human spectators and more so when it is a first time mother.