Hippo Hero

[Roger]

So I decided not to wait for the intro meet this morning and went straight to get a FP for the Safari and then walk the Gorilla FallsPangani Forest trail before the Safari meet. ; I had a lot of luck going first thing before the guests come out and disturb the tenants, and today was not an exception to that! ; Got met at the entrance to the trail and asked if I wanted a Magical Moment; ended up to help the staff feed the hippos by training them to come to the glass. ; Held a staff with a colored float tip against the glass and sure enough they came to the window, and got fed. ; And this is one of the shots during the whole thing:

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I'll post more later after I've fully processed the shots, not just reviewed quickly.

 

[jbwolffiv]

That is a really cool shot Roger! ; A little creepy being that close to a hippo!

 

[Sonny Eclipse (Colin C)]

That is fantastic. My plan next week was to hit Pangani early to get some photos before people arrived. Maybe I'll get lucky too.

 

[Chris B]

That is fantastic. ; Great for you Roger.

 

[Tim]

Good times and a nice treat for you. ; Congrats. ;

(from my htc incredible)

 

[HW]

well done Roger

 

[Scottwdw]

All I can think of is Hungry, Hungry Hippo! ; ; Now that's up close and personal!

 

[Roger]

Thanks to Scott's tweet, I noticed that on December 8, Disney officially mentioned this new magical moment!

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2 ... l-moments/

Here are the rest of the shots:

 

[Roger]

 

[zackiedawg]

Awesome! ; Great experience, great moment, cool idea from Disney, and nice shots too.

In particular, you got a winner on this one:

That's a great perspective and almost impossible to get otherwise - I've had them close to the window - but freezing to look in like that is unique!

 

[jbwolffiv]

Those are some great shots Roger!

 

[HW]

great stuff Roger

 

[Scottwdw]

Next time I go to AK, I'm heading down this trail first. ; I knew you'd have some stellar stuff once you got a chance to work with them. ; You didn't disappoint, Roger. ;

 

[Roger]

Thanks everyone!

And thanks Scott; wish I had time to put a polarizer on to eliminate the reflections.....but I was by myself.

Also wish the hippo didn't turn around to eat. ; That's what he did! ; And then the other did his thing to the glass wall! ; (and no I didn't take pictures of that!)

 

[zackiedawg]

Yeah...I got there after the hippo did the other thing to the glass...so no hippo photos for me this trip! ;