Uploaded: May 18, 2007 17:40:48
Canon 17-85 IS USM lens. Natural light...Fog Machine
Julie Monacella May 18, 2007
Aaaaawwwww, Cari, this is too adorable! His expression is priceless. Wonderful shot! #657833Carolyn Foster Spano May 18, 2007
Thank you Julie. #4298788Cindy Harter May 18, 2007
Cari, you have done it again!! His wife 30 yrs from now is going to cry with delight at how he is still this boy....and how even tho he is a man he was just as tough as a tiny boy.. You can work magic like no other! #4298789Candy Avera May 18, 2007
It doesn't get any better. Great job Cari. Love everything about this. He is the REAL DEAL. #4298800Carolyn Foster Spano May 18, 2007
Thank you Cindy and Candy:) You guys are the greatest! (and you too Julie) #4298883Kay E. Mahoney May 19, 2007
Cute capture, Carolyn. He is adorable. Love his expression. #4300266Carolyn Foster Spano May 19, 2007
Thank you Kay. His dad is a fire chief so it is in his blood. #4300330Allison Gaulin May 19, 2007
Oh my goodness gracious- this is the most adorable image I have ever seen!!! #4300491Carolyn Foster Spano May 19, 2007
Thank you so much Allison:) #4300508Hayley J. Hamlin May 19, 2007
Cari..this is just as cute as it gets!! The whole set up is perfect and even the smoke...I LOVE IT!! :) #4300673Carolyn Foster Spano May 19, 2007
Thank you Thank you Hayley. It was such fun! #4300701Denise M. Snyder May 19, 2007
This has to be one of the most priceless children's portraits EVER! Everything is perfect, the props, the pose, his face, the soot the smoke... absolute perfection! #4301349Megan p May 19, 2007
That face! I love this image! So classic little boy and so wonderful!! #4302042Carolyn Foster Spano May 19, 2007
Thank you so much Denise and Megan.:) #4302112Michelle L. Frick May 21, 2007
Just about the cutest thing I have ever seen! Awesome capture! #4309187Carolyn Foster Spano May 21, 2007
Thank you Michelle. #4309393Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007
This is definately a winner in my book...The expression is priceless..Great shot Carolyn!!! #4309603Carolyn Foster Spano May 21, 2007
Thank you MartaDeborah M. Noell June 05, 2007
OMG!!! I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!! So Creative!!!!! PERFECT!!! #4368450Sherry Stricklin Boles June 21, 2007
How wonderful, Cari! He is just too handsome! :) #4422321Carolyn Foster Spano June 22, 2007
Thank you Sherry and Deborah:) #4423467Shawn Jennings June 26, 2007
What a cute portrait, Carolyn! Congratulations on your finalist! #4440309Teresa Lee June 26, 2007
OH. MY. GOSH. This is THE cutest thing EVER!!!!!!! This must win.... absolutely making me laugh my head off and want to squeeze those cheeks - lovin' that fog.... brilliant, Cari! #4440393Michelle L. Frick June 26, 2007
This one made me smile the first time I saw it, and I am grinning just as big now! Congratulations on your well deserved finalist! LOVE IT! #4440500Kay E. Mahoney June 26, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4441061Allison Gaulin June 26, 2007
I think you should get set for a win on this one- I could look at this again and again and just giggle! Way over the top cute AND creative!!! Congrats! #4442075Julie Monacella June 26, 2007
Congrats Cari! I would have been fuming if this wasn't a finalist. (bad pun intended):) #4442417Denise M. Snyder June 26, 2007
How could this NOT win???? Fabulous Cari!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! #4443159Hayley J. Hamlin June 27, 2007
I am SO glad to see this get a finalist...I hope it goes even farther!! It is the cutest thing ever!!Carolyn Foster Spano June 27, 2007
Thank you Hayley, Denise, Julie, Allison, Kay, Michelle, Teresa and Shawn for all your kind words and for being so supportive. I think this shoot was one of my favorites EVER! It was such fun. If I were casting the role, no one would have been a better fit than Brady. #4446495Megan p June 27, 2007
Congratulations Cari!!!I hope to see this one go further, it just speaks volumes!! I agree, that little guy is so perfect! and how did you get the smoke to be perfectly placed too, LOL #4446787Carolyn Foster Spano June 27, 2007
Thank you Megan. The smoke, you just wait for it and snap and snap and snap.:) #4446819Datha Y. Thompson June 27, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Carolyn!! Tooo Cute!! Love it :0) WTG #4448195Chastity Abbott June 27, 2007
How did I miss this perfect capture?Candy Avera June 27, 2007
I just can't look at this image w/out hearing "duh-dun duh-dun duh" (imagine that's your slide show music -lol) I love it Cari. So glad it got recognized. You rock and your fireman is an awesome model!Denise M. Snyder June 28, 2007
I am SHOCKED that this did not go gold. Its an amazing shot Cari! #4453697Carolyn Foster Spano June 29, 2007
Thank you Datha, Chastity, Candy (who is responsible fror the soot idea, YGG) and Denise. Honestly Denise, as I go back and look at the other edits, this one isn't as good as some of the others. I'm ok with finalist on this one. LOL I may reenter a better one...maybe...:)Thanks for the vote of confidence. #4455859Crystal L. Craig September 04, 2007
Oh this is absolutely adorable Carolyn! A true lifetime keeper!! Excellent excellent! Can't wait to show the boys at the station this one! #4747077Carolyn Foster Spano September 04, 2007
Trula, I am so sorry I didn't respond earlier. Somehow I missed your comment. Thank you so much. And a big thanks to you as well Crystal. #4747807Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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