my mom and i went chimp trekking in the kyambura gorge in queen elizabeth national park in southwest uganda. it’s my third time chimp trekking and my second time at kyambura gorge.

this trip produced by far the best sightings so far. we had significant time with this male, hatari, on the ground, as well as a female with a two- and a five-year old in trees. also with good, unobstructed views.

i’ve been wanting primate pictures on the ground in the dense, dark jungle light since i got here. previous chimp sightings have been mostly in the trees, and both times with the mountain gorillas in rwanda and uganda, they spent most of their time in open clearings with plenty of light.

so this was a treat. and i came away with some decent images.

i have some focusing issues to work on, though. either me or my equipment, who knows. but i feel like i’m missing too many shots given the quality of my equipment. of course, user error is a possibility, but i think i’m doing the same thing on back-to-back shots and only hitting on one of five images sometimes.

will investigate…