"Shamu"

[T.D.]

Went to SeaWorld San Antonio last week.

Did the "dine with Shamu" experience and got these.

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/85007047-L.jpg

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/85007048-L.jpg

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/85460133-L.jpg

http://hoyboy.smugmug.com/photos/85460130-L.jpg

[pttenn]

Amazing how he is looking at you! Makes you wonder who is watching whom....

[Kevin]

I like your first shot. Well done portrait. Looks like Shamu is eying lunch.

[oni0n56]

that shade of blue is beautiful! great contrast and isolation of black and white shamu.


well done :)

[princer7]

How much time did you have to take pictures? I did a behind the scenes tour a few years ago (before the camera) and it seemed like we were whisked through there. I've been hoping to get some great shots of "Shamu" like you were able to capture. Great job!!!

[Anthony J Howe]

Love to see killer Wales and these shots are thrilling to see, well done.

[T.D.]

Thanks for all the kind remarks.

Princer7, we ate a late lunch poolside (45 minutes - an hour). The whales mostly swam and ignored us during that time (with the exception of the baby -- the last picture -- who was in a medical tank just behind us. She wanted nothing but attention and was just like a little kid. She did anything to get our attention).

Then after dinner they split us into 2 groups and we got right up to poolside. That's when they brought the whales up and we had a chance to take pictures. We had probably 5-10 minutes of that. That's where these came from.

Glad you liked them.