The Big Spray [Contest Finalists September 2005]
Uploaded: July 01, 2005 19:52:13
This is Nick riding on the flowrider, captured 6-15-05. Enhanced with photoshop.
*Digital Darkroom*
Kara L. Hendricks July 01, 2005
You sure do capture some great surfing shots!! Wonderful!!!! #272160Shirley L. Carpenter July 01, 2005
What fun!! Excellent capture Donna!!!! #1545379Kerby Pfrangle July 02, 2005
DonnaSuper fun capture.
Love the action in the water.
WOW....Kerby #1545754
Kevin Burns July 02, 2005
WOW!! All of the wave series are so cool and this one I love the effects!! #1546125Stephen Zacker July 02, 2005
Great capture and fantastic colors #1546418Olivia Navarro July 02, 2005
WOW is right!!! What an amazing shot, Donna! And your effects are awesome!!! #1546431Jenny Bosmans July 02, 2005
Fantastic surfing shots you make, Donna!! Great action!! Love it! #1546516Gail Vitikacs July 02, 2005
Wonderful capture and use of effects! #1546572Daniel Diaz July 02, 2005
Great effects Donna, Love the drama in his face, very intense!!! #1546595Stan Kwasniowski July 02, 2005
Donna, Wow, now this is a winner for sureStan K #1546676
S J July 02, 2005
Awesome image, Donna!! I also feel that we'll be seeing it in winner's circle!! #1546754Laura Clay-Ballard July 02, 2005
awesome! wow! love the effects you added and the capture of movement is superb! #1546990Karen Engelbreth July 02, 2005
Big WOW - fantastic image, Donna! #1547184Linda D. Lester July 02, 2005
Wonderful capture! I don't think I could do this...Looks hard to catch, Great shot, Donna! #1547205Mata Patan July 02, 2005
Great shot Donna!Shelly A. Van Camp July 02, 2005
Very nice, Donna :) #1547831Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 02, 2005
Thank you Kara, Shirley, Kerby, Kevin, Stephen, Olivia, Jenny, Gail, Daniel, Stan, SJ, Laura, Karen, Linda, Mata, and Shelly!! Your comments are awesome and inspirational!! #1547938Terry L. Ellis July 02, 2005
Very cool shot, Donna, with awesome effects! #1547967Deborah Sandidge July 02, 2005
Fantastic capture Donna, great work! #1548025Mary K. Robison July 03, 2005
Wonderful capture and comp, Donna, and those effects produced some unreal (in a GOOD way!)colors! COOL!!! #1548316Donna Roberts July 03, 2005
WOW Donna - just catching up on your images that I keep missing.Adilson F. Ferreira July 03, 2005
Fantastic image Donna!!!Jill Flynn July 03, 2005
These surf shots are so good Donna. Great timing and effects. Love that spray of water - WOW! #1549547Laurence Saliba July 03, 2005
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! #1551174Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 04, 2005
Thanks Terry, Deborah, Mary, Donna, Adilson, Jill and Laurence for the fantastic comments!!! #1554671Roger Bernabo July 06, 2005
Donna I love all of your surf pictures; this one I like the best; GREAT work #1561239Kerby Pfrangle July 10, 2005
DonnaI like the gold in this image.
Love all your surfing images.
Kerby #1578302
Luigi Di Serio July 11, 2005
All your action shots are amazing... but this one stands out for me, don't know why. Maybe the golden effect, the spraying water and the look on his face... it is great #1581395Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 11, 2005
Thank you Roger, Kerby and Luigi!! I'm glad you like this one!!! #1581593Mary N C. Taitt July 18, 2005
This is a very striking shot, nice composition, color, expression--looks like an ad for soemthing (and I mean that as a compliment!) Mary #1608567Wendy Stevenson September 13, 2005
Very cool action packed image Donna!!! #1833813Brian Cassar September 15, 2005
I like the colours in this action shot Donna. Well done! #1840078Kristi A. Howson October 21, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalistDeborah Sandidge October 21, 2005
Creative capture, wonderful color, Donna - congratulations! #1978737Donna W. Neal October 21, 2005
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist and good luck in the nextDonna La Mattino Pagakis October 21, 2005
Thank you Mary, Wendy, Brian, Kristi, Deb and Donna!! I'm glad I resubmitted this one. Thanks to each and everyone of you who also commented a few months ago!! #1981097Marsha S. Smith October 21, 2005
Congrats again, Donna! #1981466Deb Holmes-Hatfield October 21, 2005
Way to go Donna, awesome finalist! #1981550Stanley J. Contrades October 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS once again, Donna!!Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 23, 2005
Thank you Marsha, Deb and Stan!! I appreciate it!! #1989839Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 13, 2006
Thanks so much Angela, I do appreciate you stopping by!! #3583737Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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