Learning Curve [Monthly Theme]
Uploaded: March 30, 2009 08:04:42
Sometimes CREATIVE POWER comes in small packages!!!
This young lady owns her own digital camera. She is taking a portrait of some of her family members, at the Flower Fields. She is three years old!!!
Her mother says that she gave her the camera as a gift. She has noticed a BIG improvement in her daughter's images. She is very proud of her work!
My PG101 Curves Theme Entry
March 29, 2009
RAW / Aperture Priority / 135 mm
F 7.1 @ 1/320 sec ISO 100
*Monthly Theme~ New Beginnings*
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 135.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Melinda F. Schneider March 30, 2009
A great shot and wonderful interpretation of the theme!Daniella Puente March 30, 2009
Good idea Donna! love all those colors there :) #7352574Susana Ms Heide March 30, 2009
Oh how cute!! We should invite her to join PG101 :o) Gotta love the splash of color! Great eye to see this a a photo op, Donna! #7352661Joy Rector March 30, 2009
beautiful shot #7352690Lynne Morris March 30, 2009
This is so cute Donna, what a great colourful capture. #7352852Linda L. Ruiz March 30, 2009
I love the human interest here. excellent eye. Enjoy your day. LInda #7352892Kara L. Hendricks March 30, 2009
A girl after my own heart...:) What a wonderful twist on the theme!!HTD Donna! #7352907
Jill Odice March 30, 2009
This is great Donna! You are never too young to pick up a camera and start learning :-) #7352944Susan M. Campbell March 30, 2009
I love the story behind this. I bet this little girl will be quite the photographer by the time she is 5. Terrific capture Donna. #7352973David Phalen March 30, 2009
Great interpretation of the Theme!! HTD!! #7353429Ron McEwan March 30, 2009
Oh my! These kids today, I have to have them program my cell phone LOL. #7353493Jessica Jenney March 30, 2009
I'm sure she'll be a BP member in no time! LOL! Terrific capture, colors and POV, Donna #7353804Courtenay Vanderbilt March 30, 2009
Very cool/cute image and wonderful colorful capture. Bet she'll be on BP by the time she's 4! #7353859Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 30, 2009
Thanks for all of your very nice comments.I really enjoyed meeting this family yesterday. What a joy to see someone interested in photography at such a young age!
Donna #7353977
Patrick Rouzes March 30, 2009
Donna, exceptional colors, detail, clarity, lighting, dof, b/g & comp here!!! Amazing & beautiful work here,my friend!!! #7353981Ken Jarvis March 30, 2009
Excellant capture, Donna! #7354056Ken Jarvis March 30, 2009
Excellant capture, Donna! #7354059Cesar J. La Rosa March 30, 2009
You've captured a very beautiful moment here, Donna. Great photograph!!!Katarina Mansson March 30, 2009
Great interpretation of the theme Donna! Love the SF and colors. Heartwarming and inspiring. HTD! #7354825Stefania Barbier March 30, 2009
if she keeps doing photography, by the time she's 10 she'll probably be a world famous photographer! beautiful capture! #7354899Chuck Bruton March 31, 2009
A neat story and how you tied it into the curve theme. I started my grandson out at three, he doesn't pick the camera up as often as I would like, but he does notice scenes and always comments that Grandpa would like that.Mitch Spence March 31, 2009
A most creative take on the theme, Donna, and a great use of selective focus here to tell the story. I do envy you getting to see these beautiful flower fields. What a sight. #7356150Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 31, 2009
Wonderful colors, composition, subject and lighting, Donna!! :-) k #7357045Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 31, 2009
Thank you for all of your very nice comments!Best wishes,
Donna #7357338
Michael Umbreit March 31, 2009
Donna - This is such a cool theme entry! What a great idea! - Mike #7358127Terry L. Ellis April 02, 2009
This is too cute! I loved it the minute I saw it! Congrats on the EFP! Love it! #7366131Lisa J. Boulden April 04, 2009
Sweet and fabulous, Donna!Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 04, 2009
Thank you Mike, Terry and Lisa. Your comments and support are appreciated! #7371612Kathy Cline April 04, 2009
OMG Sweetest and most precious!Tiia Vissak August 22, 2009
a wonderful image! #7878001Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 22, 2009
Thank you Kathy and Tiia! #7878089Datha Y. Thompson August 31, 2009
OMG!!! This is so ADORABLE!!! Perfect MT entry Donna :0) #7903708Julianne Bradford January 27, 2010
Perfect Donna! What a great capture! #8336192Sarah G January 29, 2010
So cool!! One of my daughters could care less about picture taking even though I gave her a camera when she was young (not that young though).Believe it or not it took her taking my D80 to Japan for her to get interested. She'll be graduating college this year with a double major, Asian Studies/Japanese and Art. In art her emphasis is on photography and print making. Sometimes you just never know when they'll get the "bug."
What a wonderful image!! #8340024
Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 18, 2010
Thank you Datha, Julianne and Sarah! #8391671Mark Dodge February 19, 2010
Another finalist! Right on! Congratulations! You go girl! #8394351Dawn M. Schneider February 19, 2010
Oh I love this one, boy you have multiple finalists this month and all of which are amazing!! Congrats good luck on the next round! #8396341Courtenay Vanderbilt February 19, 2010
CONGRATS, Donna! #8397268Amy M. Wilson February 19, 2010
Adorable... another fabulous Finalist; big congratulations and best of luck in the next round, Donna!! #8398043Renata Gusciora February 20, 2010
Big congratualtions on this lovely finalist,Donna!!!:-) #8402519Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 21, 2010
Thank you for all of your incredible comments and constant support!I really appreciate it VERY much!
Donna #8404187
Elida Gutierrez February 23, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist!!!The best of Luck!!! #8410382
Ronald F. Fischer February 24, 2010
What an adorable capture! I love the color and the story behind the image!! #8413141Daniel Ruf February 27, 2010
This is a great candid capture. Congrats on your finalist award. #8419669Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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