Seaworld, Nautilus Theater, "Oddysea" and this is Svetlana, "PearlGirl" to us. She's pure poetry in motion....Combining grace, beauty and seemingly effortless athletic skill.

IF/WHEN you should ever get to SeaWorld do NOT miss this marvelous show!

NO flash photography is permitted and the lighting is very subdued to heighten the "Under Water" effect which makes photography (we were told) "impossible". This just goes to show it CAN be done though it does take some very special equipment.

We were so impressed with this show that we bought the equipment to get the shots. The Camera: Nikon D-100 Digital set for ISO 3200 (H-2) equipped with an F2.8, 105-300 Zoom lens (35mm equivalent) and shutter speeds in the range of 1/20 Sec. (varied as the lighting changed)

There aren't many cameras that can "hack" this kind of "available light" work, but, I think you'll agree that the results justified the trouble and expense. Svetlana and the Show Manager certainly did! They told us these were the first live action shots they've ever seen taken of their show!

The biggest "reward" was when they gave us free access to the set AND the theater so we could obtain even BETTER shots of the many others in the show. (The "Penguins" turned out to be the toughest challenge because of the super fast action, (Their routine employs a clever arrangement of trampolines) ..... which makes photographing them "Difficult", to say the least! Here's ONE example:~

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