Officer Peabody, Citizen of Hollywood

Who are the people in your neighborhood, the people that you meet each day? If you lived in Hollywood, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, to be precise, you’d encounter quite a number of colorful characters. Seeing as Hollywood draws in men and women with big dreams of becoming famous stars of the silver screen, the place is crawling with actors. No city is inhabited solely by one type of profession and so it is the duty of Disney’s Hollywood Studios Patrol Department to keep peace and order in tinsel town.

Meet Officer Percival Peabody*, a banana-slinging, cautious-minded cop who makes sure foot traffic moves safely along Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd. When off-duty or on-duty but when things look calm, he can be found playing a dating game in hopes of finding himself a single lady.

Here’s Officer Peabody setting up a speed trap. These documentary-style images were taken with a Canon EOS 30D and Canon 75-300mm USM lens. Set to Aperture Priority f8, and ISO 400, the camera selected shutter speeds accordingly. Fill flash was used to brighten up shadows and freeze almost-fast moments.

Laying down tape.

Making the tape stick.

Not sure that’s where the tape goes.

Optimistic that no one is speeding.

Sounding the police siren at speeders.

Pleased with his camouflage.

Displeased with news that the camouflage doesn’t work.

Kungaloosh! * From Percival’s good friend, Emil Bleehall.

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