12/6/2006 2:13:03 AM

Awesome inspirational image, Donald. I love it!!!

12/6/2006 2:15:10 AM

Wonderful, Don!!

12/6/2006 2:22:33 AM

LOL! Nice job. I enterd a picture much like this in monthly contest. You'll have to look in my gallery.

12/6/2006 2:30:39 AM

What a great capture, Donald!
Very nice indeed!

12/6/2006 2:36:54 AM

Excellent!!! Great idea!

12/6/2006 2:47:16 AM

Wonderful work and great colors, Donald

12/6/2006 2:47:18 AM

Great capture and title, Don! Very well done.

Judyann ><>

12/6/2006 2:53:29 AM

I love the images in this style of Donna - you make a great team!
Excellent idea behind the monthly theme entry.....very well done Don!
:-) ddu

12/6/2006 2:55:22 AM

FANTASTIC!!

12/6/2006 3:00:50 AM

Outstanding shot, Donald!

12/6/2006 3:01:20 AM

That's very long shadow Donald,A fantastic capture!!!!!!

12/6/2006 3:09:34 AM

Wow Don this is amazing!I love the color as well as the long shadow! great work!great capture!

12/6/2006 3:14:34 AM

Great idea and executiion, Don! Excellent entry into monthly theme!

12/6/2006 3:18:39 AM

....oh my...this is wonderful Don...and a great inspiration....Aimee

12/6/2006 3:18:44 AM

You always have the most amazing sunset photos! This one is no exception. Great submission for the monthly theme, gorgeous image!

12/6/2006 3:27:17 AM

INCREDIBLE shot, Don! WOW! LOVE it!

12/6/2006 3:31:37 AM

Brilliant work, Donald!!! Outstanding color, lighting, contrast, well composed and quite beautiful!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn.

12/6/2006 3:33:51 AM

Thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments which truly are an inspiration to me!

from a seperate link:

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love the size of the shadow, nothing is impossible...

12/6/2006 2:10:17 AM

12/6/2006 3:33:52 AM

Great job Donald!! Jeff

12/6/2006 3:50:44 AM

Really great composition Don! I appreciate the story behind it as well.

12/6/2006 4:09:08 AM

Donald, I'd say that this is one of my absolute favorite from you. Details of the snow, lighting, shadows and your perspective...everything is just picture perfect here. Good luck with this beautiful entry.

12/6/2006 4:17:01 AM

Terrific capture, wonderfully done!

12/6/2006 5:02:52 AM

Awesome!!!

12/6/2006 5:37:21 AM

Love the colors and silhouette of Donna!!

12/6/2006 5:49:18 AM

Fabulous!!

12/6/2006 6:27:56 AM

An awesome inspiration Don! Great title too!

12/6/2006 7:04:27 AM

Awesome great details composition well done Donald superb effort.

12/6/2006 7:15:44 AM

Super image for the monthly theme, Don! Very well done!

12/6/2006 7:28:05 AM

A wonderful and creative composition, so well done.

12/6/2006 8:28:13 AM

Donald this is a visually powerful image with extraordinary colors. Having a person both silhouetted and casting this great shadow is stupendous.

12/6/2006 8:32:33 AM

Very cool capture, Donald! And a great way of looking at it, too. Outstanding concept for the monthly theme (which I think is just a little difficult. The theme itself, I mean)!

12/6/2006 9:19:25 AM

AWESOME image, Donald!!! I love this!!! <><

12/6/2006 9:19:47 AM

Nice shot and title, Donald! :)

12/6/2006 9:32:11 AM

This is the very thing I always tried to teach my kids - wonderful message
Don! Beautiful silhouette, love the
lighting, & the way the snow sparkles.
:)

12/6/2006 9:42:30 AM

love this capture

12/6/2006 9:45:47 AM

Cool shadow. Like the contrast between the warm and cool colors

12/6/2006 10:08:22 AM

Great capture and title, Don! I can see a winner here! Great job!!

12/6/2006 10:10:55 AM

Wonderful image, Donald!!! The colors are Gorgeous!!!!! ^.^ Kitty

12/6/2006 10:54:17 AM

Most impressive Donald. Perfect composition and excellent entry into monthly theme.

12/6/2006 11:20:53 AM

Wonderful silhouette shot, Donald!!

12/6/2006 3:31:45 PM

Wonderful picture!

12/6/2006 6:26:35 PM

Fabulous and vry cute1

12/6/2006 8:07:03 PM

Simply incredible, Donald. *LOVE* THIS! I hope we see it againt! :)

12/7/2006 1:12:19 AM

Very imaginative and well captured.

12/7/2006 2:50:44 AM

FANTASTIC image, shadow and silhouette, Don! :)

12/7/2006 4:26:56 AM

Very impressive and appealing, Don!! Love the sharp silhouette, the colors, and the details in the shadow.

Holly

12/7/2006 6:33:25 AM

Fantastic shadow play Donald!!!!
Excellent and sharp silhouette and the wonderful colour of the sky against the ice is beautiful!

12/7/2006 12:19:29 PM

Love how the orange fades into the the shadows here Donald. Excellent use of perspective and scale.

12/7/2006 1:02:34 PM

Awesome image and presentation, Donald! And, you you wrote a big truth!

12/7/2006 1:07:55 PM

~~~fantastic image Donald !~~~
M

12/8/2006 2:53:35 AM

I agree with all of these comments! This is truly a wonderful photograph!

12/9/2006 7:00:01 PM

Wow! This is really awesome! Definetely a winner! I'm loving the lighting, shadow, & the colors!!

12/12/2006 4:06:04 AM

Beautiful photo. You are so creative and artistic! I like your idea. Great sheadow, light, composition, colors...

12/15/2006 3:31:11 AM

Super shot. And the perfect model.

12/19/2006 3:07:57 PM

WOW...fantastic finalist, Donald. Big congratulations!!!!

1/24/2007 2:29:55 PM

Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist, Donald!!

1/24/2007 3:21:16 PM

A big CONGRATULATIONS on this superb finalist! Good luck in the next round!

1/24/2007 3:23:43 PM

A BIG Congratulations on your finalist award, Donald!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn.

1/24/2007 3:31:17 PM

Congrats once again, Don!!

1/24/2007 4:07:17 PM

Congratulations, Don, for this awesome Finalist!!

Holly

1/24/2007 4:22:59 PM

Wonderful image Donald, congrats & good luck!

1/24/2007 4:48:26 PM

Congratulations on your finalist, Donald!

1/24/2007 5:19:43 PM

Congratulations again, Don! I just love this one!

Judyann ><>

1/24/2007 5:36:34 PM

Fantastic image, Donald. Another congrat to you!

1/24/2007 5:47:32 PM

Congratulations my friend on your
beautiful image being chosen a finalist!! I just love this. :)

1/24/2007 6:01:13 PM

Love the image, Love the title. Congratulations

1/24/2007 6:47:30 PM

Congratulations on this Winner, Donald!!

1/24/2007 7:38:31 PM

Definitely deserving, Don! BIG CONGRATS!

1/24/2007 9:17:47 PM

Super congrats Don!!!!

1/24/2007 11:44:26 PM

....congratulations on your awesome finalist Don...Aimee

1/25/2007 4:52:37 AM

Congratulations Donald!!! :)

1/25/2007 6:27:08 AM

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Donald...

1/25/2007 6:38:23 AM

Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round.

1/25/2007 6:57:02 AM

Beautiful Finalist, Donald...I Love this ...Congratulations!!!

1/25/2007 7:49:59 AM

Congratulation Donald!!!! This is a GORGEOUS image!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty

1/25/2007 9:52:50 AM

Congratulations Donald! Awesome image!

1/25/2007 9:55:14 AM

This is Great Donald; congrats on your Finalist! Jeff

1/25/2007 11:54:17 AM

Excellent comp and color. Really creative. My pick for a gold medal!

1/25/2007 1:26:30 PM

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Don!!

1/25/2007 1:35:19 PM

Like it

1/25/2007 2:29:31 PM

Fun concept and I love the color

1/25/2007 3:45:51 PM

Oh Donald, Huge Congratulations on this Awesome Winner!! I'm sooooo happy for ya.

1/25/2007 5:27:38 PM

WTG, Don! Big Congratulations on this well-deserved win!!!

Judyann ><>

1/25/2007 5:28:57 PM

Think Big is right. Congratulations on your AWESOME WIN!!

1/25/2007 5:43:48 PM

Terrific winner! Congratulation Donald!!

1/25/2007 5:47:41 PM

Wonderful Donald, really conceptual and funny^^.

1/25/2007 5:51:21 PM

Awesome, Donald! I took a dinner break, came back to check the rest of the finalists and whaddaya know -- now it's a winner! How cool is that?? Great work and congratulations on The Gold!

1/25/2007 5:59:42 PM

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN, DON!!!

1/25/2007 6:00:08 PM

WTG!! COngratulations DOnald..great win!!!

1/25/2007 6:01:21 PM

Lovely to be back at BP and find you winning! Great capture and a great win! Congratulations!!

1/25/2007 6:15:50 PM

Congratulations Dennis! Glad to see you back! Hey guy! You started with a BANG and what a winner!

jo ann c.

1/25/2007 6:19:49 PM

Congratulation Donald!!

1/25/2007 6:19:58 PM

CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT WINNER
JOHN

1/25/2007 6:30:01 PM

Hey Don, guess it's finally our turn:-) Patience and persistence pays off :-) CONGRATS!!!!

1/25/2007 6:38:08 PM

Ohhhh dear! Donald, I called you Dennis! Sorry about that, however Dennis was a winner too!

This is fabulous, CONGRATULATIONS!

jo ann c.

1/25/2007 6:41:21 PM

Donald congratualtions on this awesome most deserving win...just fantastic!!!!

1/25/2007 6:50:50 PM

Fantastic idea and execution Donald! Congratulations on your FIRST PLACE WIN!

1/25/2007 6:54:28 PM

Thank you so much everyone for all the truly wonderful comments! I really appreciate all the support and encouragement from all my BP friends. This marks one of the happiest photographic days of my life and the it's all the better because my daugther is the featured model for this image!

1/25/2007 6:55:06 PM

CONGRATULATIONS on being a WINNER with this image, Donald!!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!! ^.^ :-) Kitty

1/25/2007 7:02:08 PM

BIG CONGRATULATIONS Don!! Such a well
deserved first place win. I'm so very,
very, happy for you!!!!! :)

1/25/2007 7:10:14 PM

WOW, HUGE CONGRATULATION DONALD. Yeah, recently you said you have not much success recently and I said it will come. Your daughter will be very happy too and I am too.

1/25/2007 7:27:16 PM

Congratulations on your first place winner.

1/25/2007 7:46:25 PM

PERFECT EXPOSURE!!! What a fantastic capture all the way around! CONGRATS Donald!!

1/25/2007 8:01:04 PM

Congrats on your winning photo Don!

1/25/2007 8:54:46 PM

WOW Don!!!! Big Congratulations!!!!

1/25/2007 9:12:16 PM

Congrats on your winning photo ,Donald!

1/25/2007 9:57:30 PM

WoooHooo! WTG, my friend! HUGE CONGRATS!

1/25/2007 10:26:58 PM

WOW!! I don't know how I missed this one, my friend! HUGE congratulations to you on this BIG win!

1/25/2007 10:31:50 PM

Outstanding winner, Don! Congratulations!

1/25/2007 11:06:52 PM

Congratulations on your December WINNER

1/25/2007 11:13:29 PM

Congratulations on your win, Donald!

1/26/2007 12:06:39 AM

Huge Congratulations Donald, on your Beautiful Winner!!!

1/26/2007 12:38:52 AM

Woo Hoo!! CONGRATULSATIONS on your First Place WIN, Donald!!

1/26/2007 12:44:13 AM

.....BIG CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST PLACE WIN, DON.....AWESOME :<).....Aimee

1/26/2007 1:10:26 AM

WTG!!!! Excellent first place! So well deserved!

1/26/2007 1:19:07 AM

WOO HOO!!! Way to go, Dude. Awesome win, my friend.

1/26/2007 2:01:14 AM

Congratulations Donald for your Gold. Love the shot and the title. :O)

1/26/2007 2:10:38 AM

Congratulations on your beautiful winner, Don!

1/26/2007 2:26:49 AM

A big Congratulations on this beautiful winner, Don!! Very well deserved my friend!!!

1/26/2007 2:49:57 AM

Congratulations on this fantastic winner!! I love it!!

1/26/2007 3:02:53 AM

Donald congratulations A big Winner!!!!
If I had to loose I'm glad it was to you!! great shot!! amazing!!!

1/26/2007 3:22:31 AM

A BIG congratulations to you, Don!!

1/26/2007 4:06:43 AM

Congratulations on this neat image!

1/26/2007 4:16:08 AM

Congratulations on this terrific winner!

1/26/2007 4:21:52 AM

Congratulations on Your Excellent WIN, Donald!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn.

1/26/2007 5:10:25 AM

Congratulations on winning first place with this excellent picture Donald!

1/26/2007 5:23:28 AM

Congratulations on this inspired winner, Don!

1/26/2007 5:39:10 AM

A fantastic image Donald and a well deserved first place winner, many congratulations.

1/26/2007 5:48:52 AM

BIG congratulations to you on this first place winner,Donald!

1/26/2007 5:56:22 AM

Congratulations, Don!

1/26/2007 6:19:28 AM

Big congratulations to you on this great Win, Don!! What a Wonderful start for the new year!! I am just so happy for you and Donna who looks so inspiring in this image.

Holly

1/26/2007 6:40:51 AM

AWESOME, Donald...CONGRATS on your much deserved win!!! <><

1/26/2007 8:46:28 AM

Donald, congratulations on your First Place Win.

1/26/2007 9:45:13 AM

Don, congratulations

1/26/2007 10:13:41 AM

Many congratulations on your well deserved first place winner Donald!!!!

1/26/2007 11:06:09 AM

Superb image, great idea!! The lighting and colors are beautiful. A big congratulations on your First place win!!

1/26/2007 11:41:39 AM

Congratulations on your first place winner!!!
Excellent composition, wonderful lighting and work, Donald!!

1/26/2007 11:47:25 AM

Excellent - wtg Donald!!!! Congrats on this wonderful first place win!!

1/26/2007 12:09:39 PM

Congratualtions, Donald on this beautiful first place winner!!!

1/26/2007 1:58:46 PM

Big Congratulations, Don! :)

1/26/2007 3:25:43 PM

Many congratulations on your well deserved first place winner Donald!!!!

1/26/2007 5:02:04 PM

WE'll you're off to a great start for this new year Donald, congratulations on your wonderful first place image!

1/26/2007 5:16:13 PM

Big congratulations on your beautiful win, Donald!

1/26/2007 7:17:54 PM

A great big congrats to you for this beautiful winner.

1/27/2007 4:29:38 AM

Way to work Donald! This piece deserves this recognition. Peace, karen

1/27/2007 5:29:55 AM

Congratulations, Donald!!! Wonderful winning image!!

1/27/2007 6:08:52 AM

Congratulations on this fantastic winner, Don!! I knew it!!

1/27/2007 6:53:01 AM

Terrific!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!

1/27/2007 7:13:22 AM

Big congratulatons, Donald!!!

1/27/2007 7:55:12 AM

Congrats Donald on this big winner. Absolutely brilliant image! You deserve every bit of it.

1/27/2007 11:50:54 PM

Congratulations Donald on a well deserved winner!

1/28/2007 4:56:51 AM

Thanks again to everyone for all the wonderful comments! I'm totally overwhelmed by the tremendous response to this image at every level!

1/28/2007 5:02:44 AM

Donald you were certainly inspired with this one! What a tremendous image. Big congratulations!

1/28/2007 7:25:50 AM

Donald - very cool - congrats!

1/28/2007 12:02:42 PM

Congrats Donald on your special and very well deserved winning image!! Jeff

1/29/2007 5:19:37 PM

Congratulations on a well-deserved win! This is a very creative, well-thought-out and *inspiring* photo! :)

1/29/2007 6:01:38 PM

congrats Donald on this creative win.

1/31/2007 2:50:51 AM

Big congratulation Donald on Great Winner..

2/2/2007 12:08:38 AM

Wow! Beautiful Donald !
Congratulations on your first place win!

2/7/2007 1:39:47 AM

Good thinking, congratulations on this well deserved win, the photo is magnificent, color and composition, great POV.

2/21/2007 2:23:04 AM

Fun and Creative. Congratulations

2/26/2007 4:27:26 AM

Fabulous shot. What a great inspiring image, Don!!! Lotsa congratulations!!!
KK

2/27/2007 11:43:28 AM

Congrats again Donald I'm so glad you did so well with this memorable shot!

2/28/2007 6:09:23 AM

Congrats on this fantastic shot Donald! Congrats on your win too!

3/2/2007 4:41:35 AM

Awesome capture and composition Donals ~ many congrats on your win!

3/4/2007 8:19:02 AM

Stunning!

3/6/2007 7:54:41 PM

Don, this image is SUPERB!! Sorry I haven't commented on it before, but I'm SO-O glad to see that you achieved a First Place win with it!! Sincere CONGRATULATIONS to you...AND to Donna for being such a WONDREFUL photographic model for you!! :o)

3/10/2007 10:10:25 PM

Sorry about the typo - of course that should read "WONDERFUL"!! ;o)

3/10/2007 10:12:43 PM

What a fabulous and creative capture, Don ... congrats on this First Place Winner ........

3/29/2007 3:30:39 AM

Awesome Don!! Congratulations!!1

4/30/2007 5:21:28 AM

How did I miss this? Congrats Don.

5/3/2007 1:12:10 PM

Everything well done in this picture.
Creative. Very composed. Very framed.
Congratulations!

6/1/2007 5:09:25 AM

Congratulations Donald! What an inspirational presentation and well deserved win!

6/5/2007 5:55:17 PM

Wow this is a great photo!! I really like it alot!!
-Theresa

6/22/2007 10:30:43 AM

A BIG congrats on this BIG image and winner!

6/27/2007 12:59:40 PM

One of better photos' most unique shots

6/11/2008 9:01:53 AM