Child's Play
Uploaded: June 10, 2011 00:00:09
My PG 101 Creative Perspective Challenge Entry
It's only natural for children to run along the seashore, on a beautiful October evening.
Oceanside Pier
Oceanside, California
October 23, 2010
RAW / Tripod / Aperture Priority / +2/3 EC / 18 mm
F 8 @ 1/200 ISO 100
*Monthly Theme - Fun in the Sunl*
Exif: F Number: 8, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Tiia Vissak June 10, 2011
great tones, light & perspective! #1384063Renee Doyle June 10, 2011
Perfection Donna!! #9453077Katarina Mansson June 10, 2011
Beautiful, heartwarming, perfect! #9453082Michelle Alton June 10, 2011
Fantastic...should be among the June winners! #9453113Agnes Fegan June 10, 2011
Beautiful in every way! #9453141Ray Thoms June 10, 2011
A gorgeous image Donna....very nicely done!!!! #9453451Leslie McLain June 10, 2011
Stunning capture and colors, Donna. #9453527Marcie A. Fowler June 10, 2011
Simply stunning. #9453558Monnie Ryan June 10, 2011
Hard to find anything more beautiful than this, Donna! HTD! #9453681Chris Budny June 10, 2011
A beautiful capture; the pier makes a natural "perspective line" to the horizon. #9453778Mary Timman June 10, 2011
Beautiful composition with lovely golden liquid gold! #9453814Karen E. Baumann June 10, 2011
Wonderful addition to your pier images, Donna! HTD! #9453869Chuck Bruton June 10, 2011
Great capture #9454076Amanda D. Austwick June 10, 2011
Love the tones and the capture Donna! #9454083Mary Beth Aiello June 10, 2011
No one captures piers better than you, Donna. Spectacular. #9454100Mitch Spence June 10, 2011
You do have and capture the most gorgeous sunsets, Donna, and the silhouettes of the running children are great against the long, long line of the pier. #9454167JudyAnn Rector June 10, 2011
Very beautiful in SO many ways, Donna... great job as always!! #9454246Nikki McDonald June 10, 2011
Beautiful color and clarity, Donna, and I love the life that the children add to the image. #9454259Kathy Cline June 10, 2011
Wow DonnaJulianne Bradford June 11, 2011
Just beautiful Donna! What an exquisite capture! #9455398Jill Odice June 11, 2011
No matter how many times you post shots of this beach, no 2 are alike. Love the colors and the kids running was the perfect moment caught in time by you and your camera Donna! #9455440Susana Ms Heide June 11, 2011
Breathtaking and so perfect in every detail!!! I never tire of your pier shots! WOW!! #9455878Susan M. Campbell June 12, 2011
Excellent timing! This is fabulous. #9456161Erica Murphy June 14, 2011
Great capture!! #9460819Stephanie Halstead June 15, 2011
Delightful! #9462177Julianne Bradford September 25, 2011
The judges said it best Donna WOW!! Hope we see gold here! #9692011Deborah Lewinson September 25, 2011
Another "wow" finalist, Donna!Congratulations! #9692090
Datha Y. Thompson September 25, 2011
WOW is right!! Gorgeous Donna :)Freddy Bland September 25, 2011
Wonderful Finalist, Donna!! Congratulations on this fantasic capture!! #9693040Patti Coblentz September 25, 2011
Huge congratulations on your outstanding finalist, Donna! #9693176Marilyn K. Lincecum September 25, 2011
Congratulations again Donna on your beautiful finalist !! #9693220Bojan Bencic September 26, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Donna. #9693654Gina M. Savage September 26, 2011
Gorgeous capture and congrats, Donna! #9693767Naomi Weiser September 26, 2011
great lighting, congrats #9693812Nadia Paul September 26, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful finalist Donna! #9693936Stefania Barbier September 26, 2011
superb Donna, huge congrats again!!! #9694079Usman M. Bajwa September 26, 2011
Donna, Huge CONGRATZ on the Finalist and all the best in the next round!!!UB.
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Kathy Cline September 26, 2011
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS DONNANaomi Weiser September 26, 2011
great lighting, congrats #9694638JO ANN CLEVELAND September 26, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Donna!jo ann c. #9694688
Mary Timman September 26, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist! #9694825Amanda D. Austwick September 26, 2011
Congrats Donna on this beautiful Finalist! #9695793Mitch Spence September 26, 2011
Beautiful scene, Donna. Congratulations on the finalist. #9696133Emile Abbott September 26, 2011
Awesome tones and congrats on another stunning finalist, Donna #9696300Susan Fox September 26, 2011
Congratulations Donna on another wonderful finalist! #9696866Chris Budny September 26, 2011
Queen of the piers, I think... yes. No question. Congratulations, Donna! #9697444Debra R. Harder September 26, 2011
Right into my FAVS!! This has GOLD all over it, Donna! Huge congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #9697446Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 26, 2011
Thanks to each of you, including the Judges!!! I'm deeply honored!!Donna
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Terry Cervi September 26, 2011
Beautiful golden light! Congrats on your finalist, Donna! #9697701ALLEN O. HOWARD September 26, 2011
A wonderful image Donna! Congratulations!!! #9697788Kristi A. Howson September 26, 2011
Gorgeous light and Pier shot Donna. Love it. Congratulations and best of luck! #9698101Stefania Barbier September 26, 2011
gorgeous winner, congratulations Donna!!! #9698282Patti Coblentz September 26, 2011
Just so stunning, Donna...big congratulations on your win!!! #9698370Darryl Wilkinson September 26, 2011
Sweet shot, Donna! Congratulations on your win! #9698402Mary K. Robison September 27, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned Gold Winner, Donna! #9698546Barbara Waldoch September 27, 2011
Huge congratulations! #9698602Alan L. Borror September 27, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful winner, donna! #9698739Renee Doyle September 27, 2011
Beautiful winner Donna!! Big congratulations to you! #9698751Chris Budny September 27, 2011
Gold really is the only coordinating color this should wear... congratulations again! #9698921Laura Greene September 27, 2011
Donna, Way to go and congrats on this "Wow!" photo! Congrats on the big win. #9699019Gina Cormier September 27, 2011
CONGRATS ON THIS BEAUTY!!! I LOVE THIS PIER YOU SHOOT!! #9699036Katarina Mansson September 27, 2011
WTG - congratulations on your outstanding winner Donna! #9699110Amy M. Wilson September 27, 2011
Huge congratulations on your EXCELLENT Gold winner, Donna!!! #9699114Usman M. Bajwa September 27, 2011
Glad to see this again, Donna. HUGE CONGRATZ on the beautiful Gold Winner, WTG!!!UB. #9699149
Carolyn M. Fletcher September 27, 2011
Congrats on this beauty. Nice winner! #9699160Jessica Jenney September 27, 2011
Congratulations, Donna on your gorgeous winner! #9699473Lisa J. Boulden September 27, 2011
A delightful winner!Linda D. Lester September 27, 2011
Congratulations on your awesome win!!! #9699582Terry Cervi September 27, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful win, Donna! #9699666Val Feldman September 27, 2011
No one does 'em better...you make me want to hop a plane to SoCal, find a beach, dig my toes into warm sand and wait for the sunset!! :) :) Huge congrats on a fine Gold Win, Donna! #9699726Karen Slagle September 27, 2011
Huge congrats on your stunning winning image, Donna. #9699832Anita Hogue September 27, 2011
Congratulations on this gorgeous winner, Donna! #9699976Monnie Ryan September 27, 2011
Just stunning, Donna - big congratulations on a well-deserved winner! #9700007Julianne Bradford September 27, 2011
I knew it! Congrats on this outstanding winner Donna! #9700039Carla Capra Anderson September 27, 2011
Hi Donna;Debra R. Harder September 27, 2011
WHOOOOOO-HOOOOOO!!! WTG, Donna! So happy to see this amazing image win GOLD!!! YEAH!! Deb #9700222Bojan Bencic September 27, 2011
Congratulations, Donna! #9700313Charles C. Berkeley September 27, 2011
Beautiful image of the pier. Congratulations! #9700364Stephen Zacker September 27, 2011
Like all that warm light. Congratulations #9700494Susan Fox September 27, 2011
Congratulations on your winning photo #9700545Freddy Bland September 27, 2011
Many congratulations, Donna, on your Gold winner!! #9700585Eva Ferrière September 27, 2011
Congrats, Donna, on such a gorgeous winner ! #9700609Mitch Spence September 27, 2011
Big congratulations on your gold winner, Donna. #9700654Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 27, 2011
Wow!!! Thank you for all of your inspirational comments and congratulatory wishes. I'm delighted and honored, to have won, with this photograph. Especially because it is a sunset, at the pier.Keep up the beautiful work everyone!!!!
Take care,
Donna #9700664
Marijana Fajgl September 27, 2011
Big congratulations on your fantastic winner, Donna! #9700714Leslie McLain September 27, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful winner, Donna. #9700741Karen E. Baumann September 27, 2011
Beautiful Donna!!! Surely you must have a wall at home dedicated to these lovely pier winners! #9700777Emile Abbott September 27, 2011
Great Gold Winner Donna, Congratulations #9701031Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 27, 2011
WTG on this wonderful winner, Donna! :-) k #9701217Tamara K. Walker September 27, 2011
Congratulations! #9701434Michele Peterson September 27, 2011
This really makes me smile, I love the kids running in the sunset! Congratulations on this fabulous winning image!! So happy for you!! #9701446Ken Smith September 27, 2011
You are the queen of the pier/sunset shots. Very deserved win, Donna! #9701459Kristi A. Howson September 27, 2011
Great seeing this one win Donna. Congratulations! #9701741Evy Johansen September 27, 2011
So beautiful, Donna! Big congratulations on your win! #9701797Cindy Bendush September 27, 2011
Beautiful win Donna - congratulations! #9701923Dominick M. Dimacale September 28, 2011
Congratulations Donna on your Win!!!
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Mary Beth Aiello September 28, 2011
Simply gorgeous, Donna. Huge congrats. #9702912Amanda D. Austwick September 28, 2011
Congratulations Donna on your Gold Win! #9703066Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 28, 2011
Thanks again to each of you!!!I look forward to capturing, more sunsets, at the beach!! My favorite time of year, to do this, is approaching soon!
Take care,
Donna #9703150
Patrick Rouzes September 28, 2011
Congratulations on this captivating & skillful Winner, Donna! WTG! #9703155Claudia Kuhn September 28, 2011
Wonderful light and capture Donna, congrats on your well deserved winner #9703981Carmody Baker September 28, 2011
Love it!!! Congratulations Donna. #9704132Cesar J. La Rosa September 29, 2011
Congratulations on this BEAUTIFUL Winner, Donna!!!David M. Montero September 30, 2011
I almost didn't see the children playing. Congratulations on your second place selection of this marvelous image Donna! #9707105Kathy Cline September 30, 2011
So excited for you DONNA!!Phyllis H. Burchett October 03, 2011
OMG Donna, this is so fabulous....L O V E it! BIG Congrats on your win!!! #9713401ALLEN O. HOWARD October 04, 2011
I'm late! But congratulations to you for your excellent winner Donna! #9714829Merna L. Nobile October 13, 2011
Congratulations!
You’re the kind of person who makes the world a better, brighter place…You worked hard for this, you made it happen, and you have a right to be proud. So enjoy these satisfying moments; you deserve every one! Merna
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Kenny Metro November 03, 2013
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