Hippo Hysteria
This Hippo (in the Kazinga Channel in Uganda ) is a new and protective mother, she was letting us know in no uncertain terms to “back off”. I was lucky enough to take multiple images of her attempted attack, and this is one of them.
Nikon D300, 80-200mm, Nikon 2.8 lens, Focal Length 170mm, Apt. F3.5, Shutter Speed 1/8000s, ISO 400
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Stephen Thomas
Great capture of this mad hippo
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou Stephen, she was very very big, and very very angry, it was great!!
Sophie Watson
Wonderful image!
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou Sophie, it was very exciting, you can’t believe how much water she pushed out !!
JoAnnHayden
Wonderful capture,great image
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou JoAnn for your kind words, it was an exciting experience. You can’t believe how much water she pushed out, and we were lucky enough to be there.
amjaywed
Brilliant!
Wayne Pearson
Thankyou again Amjaywed, you have many beautiful animal shots too, and one who has been to Africa knows how hard it is to get the “perfect” shot. We have just come back, so stay tuned.Thankyou again for taking the time to comment.
Braedene
I got a few pods of hippos, babies being protected by all, in Zimbabwe. This is a stunning action shot and I must remember to take multiple images for some with animals -. Fantastic. Liz
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou Liz, yes she was very very angry, and I took about 6 of her bursting into the river.
dimsim
sploosh!
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou dimsim for all of your comments, much appreciated. I noticed that you have favourited 18 of my images, I am very flattered and thrilled that you loked them, but I have looked for them on your site and I can’t find them. I was wondering if they were downloaded by mistake or perhaps there is a problem somewhere?
dimsim
wayne—probably just buried … maybe one day i will get around to pruning my favs, but for now i am always adding madly to them! thanks for providing your excellent images as substance!
Wayne Pearson replied
My pleasure, thanks for your comments again, hope you enjoy them.
Rosie Appleton
Awesome work!!!!!
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou Rosie for all of your encouraging comments. This “Mumma” was after our skin and she did get close, I love the flaring nostrils.
Tim Everding
Fantastic shot! awsome work!
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou again Tim, it was a great experience and really lucky to capture her anger, I have a few more even closer, I will upload them soon.
Tim Everding
Great work, look forward to seeing them! :)
Lensman2008
Great action shot. Surprisingly, the Hippo is responsible for more human fatalities than by crocs.
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou again Lensman, she was on a mission to destroy us at any cost, it was great to be there in a fast boat!!
parmi
There are just no words for this. One of the best animal captures I have ever seen.
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou Andrew, this female wanted to destroy us, and I was so lucky to be in the best place. I have three other images of her in different stages of hitting the water.It was very exciting.
Cheers,
Wayne
Tat77
great photo-she does look angry
Wayne Pearson replied
Hi Tat77 and welcome, thankyou for taking the time to comment. She wanted to destroy us, when she hit the water the earth moved.!
Cheers,
Wayne
fitztown
wow!great picture! hope he wasnt after you!
Wayne Pearson replied
Hi Fitztown and welcome. Thankyou for your comments, and YES she was after us.
Cheers,
Wayne
Lora Garcelon
What a great shot – and scary, too!
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou very much Lora, yep, very frightening, but a great experience.
Cheers,
Wayne
Wendi Donaldson
Oh wow!! here she is…!! Fantastic shot, Wayne….. I’d have probably dropped my camera in the water and run for my life!!!!! LOL!
Wayne Pearson replied
You would have loved it !!She was incredible and so BIG, she awnted to destroy us, but we were faster !
Cheers,
Wayne
Andrea Searle
Wonderful Shot!! We have recently started a group called “In The Eyes of Danger” and would be delighted to have you as a member!
http://www.redbubble.com/groups/in-the-eyes-of-danger
Wayne Pearson replied
Hi Andrea and WELCOME. Thankyou very much for your comments and the invitation, I will join asap.
Cheers,
Wayne
kevinmawson
Wow thats a cool shot!
Wayne Pearson replied
Hi Kevin, thankyou very much for commenting.
Cheers,
Wayne
parmi
congrats on the top 10 placing in the action shot challenge mate!! so good to see this one in there :)
Wayne Pearson replied
Hi Andrew, thanks mate, the old girl made a statement, and she meant it !!
Cheers,
Wayne
Olitto
Awesome capture Wayne.
Indigenous to East & Southern Africa Group
Wayne Pearson replied
Thankyou very much Olitto, very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Wayne
Petra Pinn
I’m such a hippo fan….this is tsuch a brilliant shot! :))
Wayne Pearson replied
Hi Petra and WELCOME. Thankyou very much, I am really thrilled that you like my Hippo image. I have a few more if you are interested, look all the way to the back page, there is one in b/w that I really love.
Cheers,
Wayne