Silent Wonderment [Marine Life Photography]
Uploaded: October 03, 2011 09:43:42 | Entered: April 20, 2019 06:07:19
My daughter, Rebecca, checking out the fish that swim among the kelp beds.
Birch Aquarium
La Jolla, California
September 28, 2011
50 mm - f/1.8 II - Canon EF
RAW / Aperture Priority / -2/3 EC / 50 mm
F 3.2 @ 1/125 ISO 1600
Exif: F Number: 3.2, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 1600, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Patti Coblentz October 03, 2011
The lighting and composition are wonderful, Donna..I love her silent look in to the aquarium, and the movement of all the colorful fish and kelp are Beautiful! #1412635Debra R. Harder October 03, 2011
OMG...this is awesome, Donna!! Your daughter is beautiful. I love the pose and, of course, the fabulous fish. A winner all the way! Deb #9713577Daniella Puente October 03, 2011
Wonderful capture Donna! #9713601
Bob Cournoyer
October 03, 2011
Rony Sagy October 03, 2011
Spectacular composition, color detail and light. Wow. #9713688Joy Rector October 03, 2011
awesome #9713770Michelle Alton October 04, 2011
Superb composition and handling of the light, Donna. Just magnificent and a winner for me! #9715083
Nikki McDonald
October 04, 2011
Julianne Bradford October 04, 2011
Looks like a winner to me Donna. What a great portrait with wonderful lighting! #9716228Anita Hogue October 05, 2011
WOW, just awesome, Donna! #9718828
Rudi Reiner
October 07, 2011
Stephen Zacker October 08, 2011
Fantastic #9723253
Emile Abbott
October 08, 2011
Deborah Lewinson
October 08, 2011
Debby #9724291
Ken Smith
October 08, 2011
Lisa J. Boulden
October 12, 2011
Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 12, 2011
Thank you for all of your very kind and much appreciated comments.I was fortunate to share this incredible aquarium, with my lovely daughter.
Take care,
Donna
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Michelle Alton October 15, 2011
Congratulations on this POTD, Donna. I pegged it as a winner, so I feel proud, myself! #9736088
Dominick M. Dimacale
October 15, 2011
Dominick #9736117
Bojan Bencic
October 15, 2011
Marilyn Cornwell October 15, 2011
Congratulations on POTD! #9736134
Usman M. Bajwa
October 15, 2011
UB. #9736138
Sarah A. Christian October 15, 2011
Beautiful and exceptionally well done! Congratulations, Donna, on POTD! #9736172Phyllis H. Burchett October 15, 2011
BIG congratulations Donna on this wonderful POTD!!! #9736173Joseph T. Pilonero October 15, 2011
Awesomely wonderful! Donna. And your daughter is quite beautiful, too. Congratulations on POTD. TED #9736176Gord MacEachern October 15, 2011
A big congratulations on this well deserved POTD Donna!! #9736177Joy Rector October 15, 2011
congrats on the POTD #9736179Courtenay Vanderbilt October 15, 2011
Congratulations, Donna! Your daughter is beautiful! #9736184
Melinda F. Schneider
October 15, 2011
Richard M. Waas October 15, 2011
Very nice Donna....Congrats on your POTD!! #9736188
Stefania Barbier
October 15, 2011
Debbie Bray October 15, 2011
Congratulations Donna, on your well earned POTD!! #9736200
Chris Budny
October 15, 2011
Tammy M. Anderson
October 15, 2011
Anne McKinnell October 15, 2011
Beautiful! congrats on your POTD Donna! #9736256Wayne T. Fisk October 15, 2011
WOW! Amazing photo, Donna. Congratulations on your POTD! A winner! #9736284
Linda D. Lester
October 15, 2011
Mary Beth Aiello
October 15, 2011
Anita Hogue October 15, 2011
Gorgeous POTD Donna! Congratulations! #9736302
Ken Smith
October 15, 2011
Datha Y. Thompson October 15, 2011
EXCELLENT!!! Congratulations Donna :) I dont know how I missed this before but I sure do LOVE it :) WTG #9736329
Susan D. Royce
October 15, 2011
Carol Eade
October 15, 2011
Terry Cervi
October 15, 2011
Ann H. Belus
October 15, 2011
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 15, 2011
WTG on this awesome POTD, Donna! :-) k #9736384Richard B. Hallick October 15, 2011
Congratulations on this fabulous POTD. WTG! #9736394Stephen Zacker October 15, 2011
This is Very Cool.Congratulations #9736402Linda L. Ruiz October 15, 2011
Congrats on you potd. I love how the aquarium lights up her face. excellent #9736403
Kathleen K. Parker
October 15, 2011
Patti Coblentz October 15, 2011
Yea, Donna...congratulations on this magnificent POTD!!! WTG!! #9736413Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 15, 2011
Simply magnificent, Donna. Congratulations on a most well deserved potd. #9736416Cesar J. La Rosa October 15, 2011
Beautiful photograph, Donna!!! Your daughter is beautiful and the composition of this image is simply amazing. Love the diagonal lines, the beautiful lighting and the colors. I am sure everyone has thought of Alice In Wonderland the minute they saw this wonderful POTD.Jean E. Hildebrant October 15, 2011
Love this, Donna! Your daughter is so pretty! Congrat's to you :D
Dr Silly
October 15, 2011
Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 15, 2011
Wow!!!! I'm touched and honored, by the great response to this photograph. I would like to thank all of you, from the bottom of my heart.Take care,
Donna #9736450
JO ANN CLEVELAND October 15, 2011
Congrats on this awesome POTD Donna!!Your daughter is sooo pretty, love the pose, the light, everything about thi!
jo ann c. #9736451
Mitch Spence
October 15, 2011
David Phalen October 15, 2011
BIG Congrats on a beautiful POTD!! #9736467Rony Sagy October 15, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic POTD, Donna. Fantastic work. #9736469Nancy Marie Ricketts October 15, 2011
Congratulations on your POTD-just beautiful all around! #9736525Mike F. Anderson October 15, 2011
Great composition and especially like the framing. Wonderful mood. Congratulations on your POTD, Donna! #9736545
Larry L. Redmon
October 15, 2011
Deborah A. Ciullo October 15, 2011
Fabulous Donna!!! This really caught my eye! Lot's to look at! Love everything about it! Congratulations on your POTD! #9736580
Michele Peterson
October 15, 2011
Debra R. Harder October 15, 2011
I knew this was a WINNER!!!! Huge congratulations, Donna, on your AWESOME POTD!! Deb #9736616Katarina Mansson October 15, 2011
Superduper megacool! Congratulations Donna! #9736643
Jill Odice
October 15, 2011
Michael Umbreit October 15, 2011
Donna - Congratulations on your POTD!! - Mike #9736728
Ann Coates
October 15, 2011
Shirley A. Kinney October 15, 2011
Awesome capture, Donna. Congrats on your POTD. #9736827Tiia Vissak October 15, 2011
Congratulations! #9736858Julianne Bradford October 15, 2011
Donna this is fantastic!!! Congratulations on your well deserved POTD!!! #9736864
Erica Murphy
October 15, 2011
Darryl Wilkinson October 15, 2011
What a great shot of your daughter, Danna - excellent filling of the frame, too! Congratulations on the award! #9736992
Leslie McLain
October 15, 2011
Kathy Cline October 15, 2011
Im so very excited for you Donna. I just knew this would win a prize after I saw it a few weeks ago.Raymond Pauly October 15, 2011
Huge congratulations on this wonderful POTD, Donna! #9737017
Jeff Robinson
October 15, 2011
Nikki McDonald
October 15, 2011
Patricia A. Casey
October 15, 2011
Alex T. Mizuno October 15, 2011
Congratulations on your POTD Donna! Love the angle, lighting and colors! Excellent work! #9737221Cathy Barrows October 15, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful POTD #9737338Diane Dupuis October 15, 2011
love it!!!! congrats! #9737403Pamela Koch October 15, 2011
This is a stunning photograph. Congratulations on a well deserved POTD! #9737608
Guy D. Biechele
October 15, 2011
Evy Johansen
October 15, 2011
Mary K. Robison October 15, 2011
Lovely capture, Donna ~Maria Coulson October 15, 2011
Congratulations!! #9737661
Laura E. Swan
October 15, 2011
Terrific and BIG CONGRATS TO YOU on this one!!! Yeee Whoooooooooooo!!!!!!
-Laura :))) #9737667
Stanley C. Sims October 15, 2011
Very cool image Donna. Congratulations on the POTD. #9737735
Robert K. Bemus
October 16, 2011
Heather Loewenhardt
October 16, 2011
Amanda D. Austwick
October 16, 2011
Marijana Fajgl October 16, 2011
What a beautiful capture, Donna! Big congratulations! #9738996Kathryn Wesserling October 16, 2011
The lighting and her pose are perfect. That one fish's eyeball just cracks me up. This is a wonderful image, Donna. #9739404Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 16, 2011
Thank you, you are all so cool to leave such great comments and congratulatory wishes. I appreciate your feedback.Take care,
Donna
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Deborah Lewinson
October 16, 2011
Congratulations!
Debby #9739522
Christine Czernin
October 17, 2011
Jessica Jenney October 17, 2011
Congratulations, Donna on your fabulous POTD! #9741004Thomas E. Hinds October 17, 2011
Fantastic image, Donna! Big congratulations on your wonderful POTD! #9741186Ujjwal Mukherjee October 17, 2011
A superb image and POTD,Donna!! Congratulations!! #9741909Richard D. Love October 18, 2011
Congratulaions, Donna. Wonderful composition, colors, and light.Rick #9743358
Irene Colling
October 19, 2011
Congratulations on your POTD. #9749286
Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 24, 2011
I'm honored by all of your wonderful comments and congratulatory wishes. Thank you so very much!!!Donna
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Scott D. Moody January 12, 2012
I simply can't stop looking at it. What a spectacular capture!!! Awesome awesome job! #9916033Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 12, 2012
One of the best compliments a photographer can get. A sincere thank you Scott! #9916359
Nancy Bergeson
May 24, 2019
Deborah Lewinson
May 24, 2019
Emile Abbott
May 25, 2019
Mike F. Anderson May 25, 2019
Congratulations on your winning photo, Donna! #11768753
Patrick Rouzes
May 25, 2019
Leslie McLain
May 26, 2019
mixlikes December 12, 2019
This photo itself holds a lot of beauty. This picture is worth praising. #11786357Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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