Uploaded: February 04, 2008 19:28:44 | Entered: January 26, 2020 08:10:23
Larry L. Redmon
February 04, 2008
Heather February 04, 2008
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL! AWESOME COLORS AND CLARITY! GREAT WORK SHOWN HERE! #5444715
Kay E. Mahoney
February 04, 2008
Dr. Harmeet Singh February 04, 2008
So beautiful.Great colors and composition. #5444915Anna M. Halasz February 04, 2008
Beautiful capture,Donna. Anna #5444917Susan M. Hembree February 04, 2008
I just love this, Donna! The colors are so vibrant and the silhouette stands out clearly. Wonderful! #5444923
Stefania Barbier
February 04, 2008
Katarina Mansson February 04, 2008
AMAZING! Colors, lines, reflections, composition, light and silhouettes are absolutely gorgeous. #5445197
Les Rhoades
February 04, 2008
Tiia Vissak February 04, 2008
great colors & pov! #5445274Nancy (Peaches) Harker February 05, 2008
WOW, awsome colors and pov Donna, Beautiful! #5445587Mike Clime February 05, 2008
This is beautiful, Donna! Nice capture! #5445847Michael Khoury February 05, 2008
Outstanding Donna !!Joy Rector February 05, 2008
awesome #5447228John Caruso February 05, 2008
What a top notch composition, and your light/color work is fab, too! #5447303
Elida Gutierrez
February 05, 2008
Roxanne M. Bubar February 05, 2008
Stunning colors and tones. Love the silhouette. #5449237Jeana Clark February 05, 2008
~J~ #5449268
Bill Knaps February 05, 2008
This is beautiful Donna. Bill #5449540William F. Clair February 05, 2008
Reminds me of the movie..."The Endless Summer." Great shot!!! #5449715Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 05, 2008
Your comments are so great and VERY much appreciated.THANKS!!!!
Take care and best of luck!!!
Donna #5449799
Alexis Yobbagy February 05, 2008
Wonderful work!!! Makes me feel warm just looking at it!!! #5449834frank w. degenhardt February 05, 2008
Donna- Brilliant and awesome. Love the glow. The colors are so vibrant and pop. Fabulous. Love the silouetted look of the pier and the surfer. Clarity and lighting are outstanding.Cyn Valentine February 05, 2008
What a stunner DOnna..excellent color and comp..beautifully done!! #5449921Lynn Haack February 05, 2008
Donna...love this version! The increase contrast adds a wonderful "pop" to this dramatic and stunning photo. This is one of my *all time* favorites!! One sign of an excellent photo is how memorable it is...this one is VERY memorable! Lynn Lynn #5449969Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 05, 2008
Just incredibly beautiful, Donna!!!!! ♫ k #5450007Sandra R. Alvey February 05, 2008
Another stunning submit of this gorgeous image Donna, I particularly like this one with it's high contrast. LOVELY and it better be a winner this time!! #5450082Jean E. Hildebrant February 05, 2008
This one really has the "wow" factor, Donna! What an amazing gallery you have!!! I hope this does well for you! #5450552
Su Sana E. P
February 05, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 06, 2008
Thanks again to each of you. Your compliments are so kind and so cool!!!Take care and best of luck!!
Donna #5453349
Dale Hardin February 07, 2008
You've done it again. Whether black and white or brilliant color, you have the gift. Wonderful image. Dale #5458640Sam Britt February 07, 2008
Stunning! #5461109Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 08, 2008
Thank you Dale and Sam VERY much!!! #5464543Sue Marshall February 09, 2008
Beautiful image Donna the colours are amazing!! #5467846Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 09, 2008
Thanks so much Sue!! #5470876Corinne M. Thompson February 11, 2008
Excellent capture Donna! #5478378
Irene Colling
February 11, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 13, 2008
Thank you Corinne and Irene!!! #5490731Doug J. Dailey February 14, 2008
Donna...Very nice! need I say more: )Best wishes,
Doug #5496944
Sarah G March 15, 2008
BEAUTIFUL!!! This is one amazing image. #5646931Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 15, 2008
Thank you Doug and Sarah for your kind compliments!! #5646986
Nikki McDonald
March 18, 2008
Elida Gutierrez
March 22, 2008
Nikki McDonald
March 22, 2008
Colleen Farrell March 22, 2008
WTG, Donna! Big congrats on your finalist! #5677550
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
March 22, 2008
Su Sana E. P
March 22, 2008
William C. Raco
March 22, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 22, 2008
Thank you Nikki, Elida, Colleen, Amalia, SuSana and Bill!!! I appreciate your congratulatory wishes and great comments!!! #5677987
Dr Silly
March 22, 2008
Tammy Espino March 22, 2008
Love your surfer dude :) A big congrats on him winning a finalist! WHOHOOO #5678299Sylvia Rossler March 22, 2008
A big congrats on this fantastic finalist Donna :o) #5678442Michelle Alton March 22, 2008
Congratulations, Donna!Jeana Clark March 22, 2008
~J~ #5678887
Terry L. Ellis
March 22, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 22, 2008
Thank you Doc, Tammy, Sylvia, Michelle, Jeana and Terry!!Take care and enjoy your Easter weekend!!
Donna #5679414
Barbara Waldoch March 22, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Donna! #5679435Bill Wyatt March 22, 2008
Gorgeous work, stunning in fact! Congratulations Donna! #5679441
Deborah Lewinson
March 22, 2008
Debby #5679976
Sam Britt March 22, 2008
Congratulations, Donna! #5680331Lynn Haack March 22, 2008
A BIG CONGRATS on this inspiring finalist!! WTG...Lynn :) #5680366
Ken Smith
March 22, 2008
Susan Fox March 22, 2008
Beautifully done! Congratulations Donna :-) #5680598Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 22, 2008
Thank you Barbara, Bill, Debby, Sam, Lynn, Ken and Susan. I appreciate all of your inspirational comments!!!Donna #5680649
Jessica Jenney March 23, 2008
Congratulations, Donna on your gorgeous finalist! #5681541Colette M. Metcalf March 23, 2008
WTG! Congratulations, Donna!!! #5681721Deb Koskovich March 23, 2008
Congrats on this awesome finalist, Donna! #5681893Cassie L. Woodlee March 23, 2008
Congratulations, Donna!! #5682642Susan M. Campbell March 23, 2008
Way to go Donna...a wonderful finalist...congrats! #5682859Debra R. Harder March 23, 2008
BIG CONGRATS, Donna, on this BEAUTIFUL finalist! It's one of my favs! Hope it goes all the way! Deb #5682905Cheryl E. Molennor March 23, 2008
Congratulations on this great finalist! #5683028
Teresa Burnett
March 23, 2008
Kristi A. Howson March 23, 2008
Great framing with the pier and great mood with the colors Donna! Congratulations and best of luck in the next round! #5683622
Jeff Robinson
March 23, 2008
Cyn Valentine March 23, 2008
Congratulations Donna! #5684029Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 23, 2008
I really appreciate your supportive comments and congratulatory wishes.Thanks and best of luck to ALL of you!!!
Donna #5684125
Laurie Daily
March 23, 2008
Laurence Saliba
March 23, 2008
Stefania Barbier
March 23, 2008
Sherri Gorman March 23, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!!! #5685194
Angie Sidles
March 23, 2008
Vicki Hunt March 24, 2008
Congratulations!!!! #5686371Tiia Vissak March 24, 2008
Congratulations! #5686759Katarina Mansson March 24, 2008
I still think it is amazing and am not surprised!!! Congratulations and good luck next! #5687012Nadya Johnson March 24, 2008
Stunning! Congratulations Donna, on your outstanding finalist! #5689048Marina Moore March 24, 2008
Congratulations Donna!!! Outstanding image!!! :) #5689262Tarun Bose March 24, 2008
Big congrats Donna, for your excellent finalist. #5689359Stephen Zacker March 24, 2008
Awesome. Congrats! #5689452john dunne March 24, 2008
Best of luck with this stunning stunning shot. #5690216Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 24, 2008
WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOoChristian Rosito March 24, 2008
Congratulations on your great finalist, my best wishes for the next round! #5691674Joseph N. DiGilio March 24, 2008
Bravo, Donna. #5691905Joan Powell March 24, 2008
Congrats on your wonderful image ! #5692055Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 24, 2008
Thanks for all of your inspirational comments and congratulatory wishes. I truly appreciate the great support!!!Take care and best of luck!!
Donna #5692094
Renee Doyle March 24, 2008
Fantastic work Donna!!! Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! #5692234
Lisa J. Boulden
March 25, 2008
Michael G. Marshall March 25, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Donna! Your works continues to amaze! - Michael #5695685Gary Lange March 25, 2008
Many, MANY congrats here, Donna!! #5695967Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 25, 2008
Thank you Renee, Lisa, Michael and Gary for your congratulatory wishes.To all of you here at BetterPhoto, a HUGE THANK YOU of your continued inspiration and suppot!!
Take care!
Donna #5696039
Linda Blair March 25, 2008
This is gorgeous...congrats!!!!!! ☺ #5697329Corinne M. Thompson March 25, 2008
Congrats on your Finalist Donna! #5697646Roger Fry March 25, 2008
Another exceptional finalist Donna! #5698029Graeme yew Chow March 26, 2008
Fantastic composition and great silhouette, Donna. #5699418Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 26, 2008
Thank you Linda, Corinne, Roger and Graeme!!! I appreciate your comments VERY much!!!! #5701573Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 26, 2008
Thank you Linda, Corinne, Roger and Graeme!!! I appreciate your comments VERY much!!!! #5701574ALLEN O. HOWARD March 30, 2008
eautiful Donna! Congrats!!! #5719981Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 30, 2008
Thank you Allen! #5720045Kirk Pullen March 31, 2008
Reminds me of the movie the endless summer. Beautiful! #5725529Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 31, 2008
Thanks you very much for your excellent comments James!! #5726099Adrian Klein April 04, 2008
Simply outstanding work! The gradual changes in the gradient colors here are top notch. Anyone would be glad to have something like this in their portfolio. #5745889Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 04, 2008
I really appreciate your very kind compliments!!! Thank you Adrian!!! #5746046
Laura E. Swan
April 05, 2008
-Laura Swan #5749834
Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 06, 2008
Thank you Laura for your inspirational thoughts and great compliments. I appreciate your gallery visit!!Donna #5751783
Alex T. Mizuno April 24, 2008
Hey, Donna, this is your winning season! Congratulations on the Honorable Mention!! #5836136Susan Fox April 24, 2008
Congratulations on your Honorable Mention Donna :-) #5836219
Leslie McLain
April 24, 2008
Stefania Barbier
April 24, 2008
Sarah Lamb April 24, 2008
Congrts on the HM!! Well Deserved Donna! #5836399Michelle L. Frick April 24, 2008
Congratulations Donna!! #5836571Barbara Helgason April 24, 2008
Simply stunning! #5836608Sylvia Rossler April 24, 2008
Big congrats on your wonderful HM winner Donna :O) #5837030
Ken Smith
April 24, 2008
Sue L. Cullumber April 24, 2008
Donna - congrats on your HM! Great job - just beautiful and thanks for all your wonderful comments. Sue #5837331Sharon Day April 24, 2008
Awesome shot, Donna!!! Congratulations on HM! #5837592Dale Hardin April 24, 2008
Congratulations Donna on the award. Well deserved for an excellent image.Dale #5837649
Nadya Johnson April 24, 2008
Donna, congratulations on your Honorable Mention! The light and color DAZZLE in this gorgeous photo! Wonderful! #5838056
Marilyn K. Lincecum
April 24, 2008
Katarina Mansson April 24, 2008
Lovely light, silhouette and colors - big congratulations on this beautiful Honorable Mention award! #5838665Schiavonn M. Hasslinger April 25, 2008
Brilliant! Congratultions! #5842026Melinda B. Shiflet April 26, 2008
Ooooohhh! That's NICE! I love the colors and the reflection of the water, and the silhouettes of the pier and the surfer in the background! What an awesome shot, Donna!! Great job!Melinda #5843699
Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 26, 2008
Thank you everyone!!! Your comments are superb and very inspirational. I appreciate your congratulatory wishes and constant support. Thanks to the judges for my honorable mention award!! I'm honored and very happy!!!Take care and best of luck!!!
Donna #5844482
Jessica Jenney April 27, 2008
Big congrats, Donna on your beautiful Honorable Mention! #5847917
Laurie Daily
April 28, 2008
Ken Jarvis April 29, 2008
Congratulations on your Honorable Mention, Donna! Beautiful image! #5859374Jean-Pierre Ducondi April 29, 2008
This is a great image from all point of views. The composition, colors, dynamics are all perfect. A great congrats on this honorable mention.Carol Teal May 01, 2008
GORGEOUS colors and wonderful silhouettes! And a BIG congrats on your honorable mention! #5870890Jeana Clark May 07, 2008
WAY TO GO!!!
~J~ #5895842
Shannon O. May 11, 2008
I don't know if I can add much... but incredible shot! Impressive to the max. #5909487Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 11, 2008
A HUGE thank you to ALL of you!! Your congratulatory wishes and great comments are VERY much appreciated!!Thanks so much!!
Donna #5909558
Michael S. Swaffar May 17, 2008
Hello Donna... I've been checking out your gallery and it's absolutely incredible.. You have a huge range of talent. It means so much to me to get comments from you. Keep up the awesome work! #5936126Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 17, 2008
I feel the same way about you Michael, keep up the amazing work!! And THANKS!!! #5936255Kristi A. Howson May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your Honorable Mention Donna. This is beyond incredible. ...sorry I'm so behind. #5948870Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 20, 2008
An OUTSTANDING compliment Kristi, THANKS!!! #5952679Nemil B. Chabebe June 02, 2008
This is in deed a magnficent photo and well deserved mention, too bad no higher prize was awarded. I look at your gallery,and, it is like going to another dimension. #6008353Nick Lagos June 03, 2008
Great colors Donna...a very striking image... congratsss #6011836Heidi Knight June 06, 2008
Donna, I remember seeing this earlier, absolutely stunning! #6027691Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 06, 2008
Thank you Nemil, Nick and Heidi!!! Your comments are awesome and very much appreciated!!! #6028359Lynn Haack June 07, 2008
I was so excited to see this receive an Honorable Mention recognition from the 'cash' contest! I have always and always will love this image...it is burned into my memory as an outstanding photo!! WTG...Lynn #6032178Gena L. Talbot August 27, 2008
This stunning image is so beautiful and eye-catching!!!Lynn, you are so talented. Absolutely beautiful in every way!!! :)
You have amazing photos in your gallery! :) #6378752
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 27, 2008
Thank you Lynn and Gena for your incredible comments!! I'm honored!Donna #6379065
Max Aureli September 07, 2008
WOW!!! Brava! Nice frame with splendid gold reflections Donna! #6425806
Arnie Horwitz
September 07, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 07, 2008
Thank you Max and Arnie for your gallery visit and great comments!Much appreciated!!! #6426183
Dianna Murphy September 10, 2008
Wow, the colors! #6439606Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 10, 2008
Thanks Dianna! #6439622Jean B. Hall September 06, 2009
Super colors and composition. Congratulations! #7920470Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 06, 2009
Thank you for your great comments and congratulatory wishes Jean! #7920746
Randall V. Rainey
January 26, 2020
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