# Kids and their - as of yet - undiscovered skills. **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027 "2013-05-24T16:41:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gsimian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gsimian/32/315_2.png) [@gsimian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gsimian)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/1 "2013-05-24T16:41:13Z")
Last weekend we took a family trip to the mountains of Banff Alberta, Canada. A lovely and relaxing 5 hour drive from home. One morning I handed my Nikon D3100 DSLR to my 11 year old and said, “Go, have fun.” She smiled the hugest smile and took off like a rocket. We relaxed near the foot of Tunnel Mountain while she vanished up into the treeline. She returned about an hour later, covered in dust, but happy with a “thankfully” still functioning camera in hand. She has never had any instruction in how this camera works. This was a trust experiment on my part. Her results were quite nice considering this was her first time ever using a camera that wasn’t a simple point and shoot. Now she wants a DSLR for herself. 🙂 Note: She did take about 40 pictures. These 5 are representative of her results. I also had the camera set to Aperture Priority before she took off with it. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/c/d/ccdfa9f9744975573ae913eb6bf28c54bda3b5ef.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/7/7/677229d57e077bddb338b0a11b105c2f1cf2824f.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/5/8/75831abbbab1f54eea05e4481a59ba5794479b6e.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/e/4/2e4b135c5c0c4e1d9bafa981d300e5a8e8700f7c.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/e/0/fe0c876bdad1d5873438514e321def63c6d3ba90.jpeg) I’d better get searching on Kijiji…sigh. /paul ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/2 "2013-05-24T16:44:06Z")
That’s awesome, Paul!! Great trust exercise, too. The timing couldn’t have been better-- she’s at that age that recognition of quality items and responsibility to care for them are meeting up. Now it’s your responsibility to make sure she gets a Nikon instead of a Canon. :wink: :wink: (I’m a Canon user, mind you… but if you get her hooked on Nikon, you’ll be able to borrow her lenses when she gets her first job and starts buying them… :wink: Always plan for the future!!) ---
**Author:** ![Legyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legyoyo/32/995_2.png) [@Legyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legyoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/3 "2013-05-24T17:16:38Z")
Good shots! You may have a pro photographer on your hands. Nothing like raw talent. @GregP: Kidneys _taps head_ ---
**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/4 "2013-05-25T01:19:40Z")
Those are some great photos. I’m particularly fond of those macros. Something about capturing the little moments in life. It’s great that the two of you have found a hobby you can enjoy together =) Yuki ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/5 "2013-05-25T01:43:09Z")
Those look good. My 6 year old granddaughter has been using our camera off and on and takes some really well framed pics for her age. ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/6 "2013-05-26T01:30:56Z")
Nice pics! For her age there really good! ---
**Author:** ![bazz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bazz/32/1383_2.png) [@bazz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bazz)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/7 "2013-05-26T02:29:25Z")
> [@abby1371](#): > > Nice pics! For her age there really good! I second that! ---
**Author:** ![xmotoby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xmotoby/32/1246_2.png) [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kids-and-their-as-of-yet-undiscovered-skills/54027/8 "2013-05-26T04:26:49Z")
> [@abby1371](#): > > Nice pics! For her age there really good! those are great foe any age!