"Lance", the new camera!!!

Purple flowers - Nikon D40, 6-27-07 This photo is from the portfolio of Amanda Potter's Photography. I have permission to share some of her photos. Please rate and give your opinion of this photo. Thank you.
United States
July 5, 2007 10:50am CST
Many of you have seen the photography work of my daughter that I have posted on mylot. Those photos she took with either a Kodak Easyshare or a Sony Cybershot. My daughter has saved her money and done lots of shopping. She has recently purchased her newest camera. It is a Nikon D40. She is a typical teenager. So she named the camera "Lance". LOL Lance and her now go everywhere together. They have been together for about a week now. My daughter has taken over 1,000 photos so far. I am posting one of the new photos here today. I encourage you to look at her old photos and this new photo. Then give your opinion about the new photo. Do you see a difference? Is there a difference? Is the clarity different or better?
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11 responses
• United States
5 Jul 07
WOW! That is a very beautiful photograph! She definetly has a photographers eye. Tell her to keep up the good work and most importantly - HAVE FUN!
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• United States
5 Jul 07
My Sister (1) - Taken with Nikon D40 on 6-28-07. This is a photo from the portfolio of Amanda Potter's Photography. I have permission to share some of her photos.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is most appreciated by daughter and Lance. They are at the other computer doing some downloading work. (again) LOL Here is another new photo. Please leave a comment and also please rate the photo. Thank you.
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• United States
6 Jul 07
Another great photo! And you're daughter is a cutie!
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• United States
6 Jul 07
This daughter is the baby of the family. She plays softball. This the daughter that writes poetry. I think her sister caught a whimsical side to her.
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• United States
8 Jul 07
Stunning photo. Your daughter definitely has a photographer's eye. This photo looks to me to be much better than the previous ones.
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• United States
8 Jul 07
I think the difference is the new camera. I see a definite clarity with camera that I did not see with the other two. Let's see what she can do when she learns to use the special effects and settings. This could get interesting.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
7 Jul 07
I like this one a lot better. I am sure she does too! I hope you have lots of memory on her PC, with all those photos, it would fill a memory quickly!
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• United States
7 Jul 07
Well, it is a good thing we have 4 computers. My old computer that is in my office has two big hard drives and the desktop in the living room has two or three huge hard drives. We also have several large jump drives. Some of the computers are networked together so we can easily share the photos between the computers. Bring your wi-fi laptop in September so we can sit on the porch and do silly things like talk to each other. LOL If it comes down to it, I have one more computer in a closet but it is old and slow. It will hold photos though. Then there is also the option of burning the photos into CD's. My daughter can take a lot of photos before we have a storage problem to worry about.
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• United States
5 Jul 07
There is not doubt about it. This photo is tops! Lance is a winner. What a beautiful and well-taken photo.
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• United States
5 Jul 07
My Sister (2) - Taken with Nikon D40 on 6-28-07. This is a photo from the portfolio of Amanda Potter's Photography. I have permission to share some of her photos.
Daughter and Lance thank you for the encouraging words. Here is another photo for you to take a look at. What do you think of this one??Please rate it, and also leave your comments and thoughts.
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
6 Jul 07
It is definitely a sharper image. The detail is beautiful. SHe must be so happy with "Lance" The color is phenominal as well. I hope she continues with he love, I am sure she will go far in the field. She is truly talented.
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• United States
6 Jul 07
She is still in high school but we are now looking at colleges for her. We have been told that the best college for her is in Chicago. We have so much research to do and only a few years to get her ready. Yes, we are also hoping she continues in this direction. She won't get rich but she can make a living in the field of study.
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@windhair (498)
• Germany
6 Jul 07
great picture!!, that is the picture only can be get using SLR camera. furthermore, your daughter has a really good feeling about photography, you too. The potraitof your daughter shows that.
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• United States
7 Jul 07
I have let my daughter know your thoughts. She thanks you very much. She is looking at colleges now and is planning on attending after she graduates high school. She desires to work for National Geographic.
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
9 Jul 07
I am not really an expert in this because I do not really see the difference. To me, all cameras are the same and they do an equal job regardless.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
11 Jul 07
Ok I have to respond first as it has come by Email so I will take a look once I have written this lol and then I will return to let you know
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
11 Jul 07
Ok I have left a comment with the Photo
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
13 Jul 07
Well she is very good at taken Photos
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• United States
13 Jul 07
I read all of the wonderful comments that everyone wrote. I called my daughter over to the computer and had her read them also. Thank you so much for encouraging my daughter to continue. Lance and her are outside taking pics of the sunset tonight.
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@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
6 Jul 07
First off I have to say that the picture is absolutely gorgeous. And yes, it has way more clarity than with the other cameras. The lines are so much sharper, and the picture seems clearer. "Lance" seems to be doing his job quite well. LOL
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@dimaks (786)
• Japan
14 Aug 07
this one improved a lot. in digital photography, there are lots to be discovered. right now, i am also kinda hooked into it and on the process of learning and experimenting.
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• United States
15 Aug 07
I am glad you noticed the differences in her photos. She is discovering new things quite often. She also experiments with the settings and light sources.
• Philippines
17 Aug 07
does your daughter attend a formal lesson for photography? or did she study via net? she has a very good eyes!
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• United States
18 Aug 07
She has been learning by trial and error. Every Christmas and birthday, we buy her instructional books which she reads from cover to cover. Also, she has spent time talking to professional photographers who have been kind enough to look at her work and advise her. They had told her what to look for and what to try. she is adjusting her high school classes to include preparation for college. And the colleges she is looking at are all top of the line for photography training. She knows she needs to have business classes and science classes as well as media classes. Her education has to be well rounded in order to be of the best benefit to her future. The two main areas that she is interested in are photography for a CSI type unit or working for National Geographic.