The joy of summer
Uploaded: May 31, 2005
Susan L. Vasquez May 31, 2005
Monica, this shot is perfection!April Riggs May 31, 2005
This is a great shot, I agree- PERFECTION #1414939Mary N C. Taitt May 31, 2005
WOW!! Great shot, just perfect. Good sharpness, great expression, great movement in the picture, good diagonals, perfect composition. Good contrast. Very evocative! A winner!!! #1414953Deb Holmes-Hatfield May 31, 2005
Wonderful image, Monika, this is outstanding! #1415010Marvin H. Gohlke Jr. May 31, 2005
Wonderful image, great contrast and expression on the girl's face. And it works great as black and white. I can feel her joy at being in the water spray! Great job! #1415130Murry Grigsby May 31, 2005
I'm not sure I've seen a title more perfectly illustrated Monika? This is GREAT! I love your design, timing, action, lighting and use of B&W!! Kudos to you and your cute model :0) #1415148Michelle Lea Guinn May 31, 2005
Awesome b&w image Monika!!! Fantastic job on this!!! mlg #1415284Amanda Price May 31, 2005
I agree with the others! This is a winner! #1416228Monika Sapek May 31, 2005
Susan, April, Mary, Deb, Marvin, Murry, Michelle, and Amanda – thank you very much for taking your time to look at this image and your kind remarks on it! I truly appreciate it!Olivia Navarro June 09, 2005
Absolutely fantastic, Monica! Like everyone else, I agree that it will be a winner! #1452135Barbara Helgason January 21, 2006
Wow, this is beautiful, congratulations and best of luck in the next round Monica! #2315262Life Expressions January 21, 2006
Congrats on your finalist Monika! #2315414Kristi A. Howson January 21, 2006
Love the back light and great show of pleasure and joy Monika! Congratulations on your Finalist and Best of Luck in the next Round!!!! #2318542Alana Ibe January 21, 2006
This is so gorgeous with the backlighting! Congratulations! #2319620Piotr M. Organa January 23, 2006
Gorgeous b/w! Congrats, Monika! #2329181Deborah Sandidge January 23, 2006
Fitting title to a perfect image, Monika - congratulations and good luck with your exceptional finalists!! #2329279Alana Ibe January 24, 2006
A big Congratulations, Monika!!! This is a beautiful shot! #2330368Ellen Peach January 24, 2006
Congratulations to you & adorable Kate on this excellent Grand Prize Winner*~* #2330370Mary Dimitriw January 24, 2006
A Huge Congradulations on your Grand Prize Winner!!!! #2330407Barbara Helgason January 24, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS MONIKA, what a fantastic and joyful picture! GRAND PRIZE!!! Way to go Monika!!! #2330474Life Expressions January 24, 2006
Congratulations Monika on your grand prize winner!!! #2330480Michelle Lea Guinn January 24, 2006
Congratulations Monika!!! mlg~ #2330605Mary N C. Taitt January 24, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS Monika on a WELL-DESERVED GRAND PRIZE WINNER! Mary :-) #2330672Jennifer Johnston January 24, 2006
Congratulations Monika. Awesome picture and well deserved grand prize! #2330705Piotr M. Organa January 24, 2006
Congrats on your Grand Prize, Monika!!!Chris Macer January 24, 2006
Congrats on the Grand Prize!! Amazing capture, Monika!! :) #2330763Megan p January 24, 2006
This photo makes me long for sumertime!!!! Congratulations on your HUGE win!!! #2330917Robert M. Nicholson January 24, 2006
Congrats! Great capture! #2330942Pat Gamwell January 24, 2006
WOW, Monika! Bet you never dreamed this photo would land you the big prize, did you? lol. CONGRATS for a well deserved image! #2330958Goshka G. January 24, 2006
BIG congrats on this wonderful Grand Prize win, Momika!!! #2330960Kay Beausoleil January 24, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful Grand Prize win, Monika, and for your win in Details and Macro, too! #2330969Wendy Stevenson January 24, 2006
Big Congrats on this awesome Grand Prize win Monika!! Such a great feel to this superb catch - WTG!!! #2331010Kristi A. Howson January 24, 2006
WooHoo Monika...this is just awesome...one of my favorites of yours...Huge congratulations on this wonderful win. I am so happy for you!!! A very well deserved image!!!! #2331062bob cornelison January 24, 2006
Congrats on a well deserved grand prize!Chris Van Antwerp January 24, 2006
Wonderful image. I can't wait for summer to get here now.Karen Bacon January 24, 2006
congratulations monika! #2331119Susana Ms Heide January 24, 2006
WOW!! Grand Prize for you!!!! Truly a winner of an image! CONGRATULATIONS!! #2331175Amanda Price January 24, 2006
It's about time this wonderful shot was recognized! Congrats!! #2331231Claudia Kuhn January 24, 2006
Wonderful Monika!!! Congrats on your GRAND PRIZE winner!!!! #2331233Sharon Day January 24, 2006
BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your GRAND PRIZE win, Monika!!!! #2331275Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 24, 2006
How exciting, such a great image!!! A great BIG congratulations!!! #2331365Dorann Weber January 24, 2006
Gorgeous, perfection...Congratulation's~! #2331417Esther Smith January 24, 2006
Grand Prize...Congratulations Monika!!! #2331430Terry L. Ellis January 24, 2006
Congratulations, Monika, on this superb Grand Prize win! #2331472Janet L. Skinner January 24, 2006
What a wonderful image, Monika!! Congratulations on this big win!! #2331508Michael S. Baker January 24, 2006
Great capture, great 'Grand Prize' win, Monika!Regards,
Mike B- #2331573
Terrill Province January 24, 2006
YIPPEE ~ CONGRATULATIONS!!! Grand Prize Winner, Monika ~ well deserved!!! #2331691Claudia/Theo Bodmer January 24, 2006
Way to go, Monika! Claudia #2331798Erica Murphy January 24, 2006
MUCHO CONGRATS MONIKA!!!! What a fun and fabulous photo this is too!!!Erica #2331874
Karen Engelbreth January 24, 2006
Congrats on your Grand Prize win, Monika! #2331951Kay E. Mahoney January 24, 2006
Congratulations on your Grand Prize winner Monika. Good job. #2331956Deborah Sandidge January 24, 2006
How exciting and well deserved, Monika - congratulations! #2332188Kathleen Clemons January 24, 2006
So well deserved, Monika. Big congrats to you!!! #2332385Gail Sullivan January 24, 2006
Big congratulations on your super win, Monika! #2332442Vicki Hunt January 24, 2006
Congratulations on this awesome win!!! #2332559Jen January 24, 2006
Monika, congratulations!! Awesome job! #2332616Marija Milovanovic Maksimovic January 24, 2006
Many congratulations on your win, Monika! #2332680Joline Frazier January 24, 2006
Congratulations on this well deserved win. It is a beauty! #2332812Lorri Shane January 24, 2006
Congrats, Monika! You have a ton of talent and this is well-deserved!! #2332848Judith G. Secco January 24, 2006
Just fantastic!! Congratulations on your grand prize!! #2332894Theresa Marie Jones January 24, 2006
The best to the BEST! BIG Congratulations Monika on your award winning photo! Love your Gallery!! #2333091William C. Raco January 24, 2006
Beautiful photo, MonikaBill #2333118
Jenny Bosmans January 24, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful grand prize win, Monika! #2333159Cindy Paquette January 24, 2006
Your image is so precise...so beautiful in b/w...it's no wonder you won the coveted prize this month Monika! CONGRATULATIONS! ;-) #2333233Terry R. Hatfield January 24, 2006
Congratulations On A Great Image Of Kate And Your Grand Prize Winner Monica!! #2333307Mary K. Robison January 24, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS on your Grand Prize winner, Monika!Stanley J. Contrades January 24, 2006
Super job and extra BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this Grand Prize winner, Monika!!Monika Sapek January 24, 2006
I want to thank you so much for your generous notes, everyone! I was in complete shock this morning, when I received the notifications about my win – thank you Better Photo! – and I still am! What a surprise and honor! Even the sun that finally came out after the long days of rain couldn’t make my day brighter today! Once again thank you so much for your wonderful support, everyone! I truly appreciate it!Anita Taylor January 24, 2006
This is so beautiful and timeless, Monika! The b&w really lets the mood come through. Super congratulations on your Grand Prize win! #2333820Karen Rahlf January 24, 2006
Congratulations! A great photo and a very well deserved win. #2333844Jeff Lovinger January 24, 2006
A big congratulations to you Monika !!!! Fantastic photo. #2334028Jill Flynn January 24, 2006
A big congratulations on your GRAND PRIZE WINNER Monika! Superb in every way!! #2334073Simon Effendi January 24, 2006
Wow.. I love this kind of photo! Perfect moment! Congrats! :) #2334101KHAWLA Haddad January 24, 2006
Big Congratulations on this beautiful grand prize win Monika!!!! #2334111Gustavo Márquez January 24, 2006
Very good work, Monika! Congratulations! #2334318Evy Johansen January 24, 2006
Big congratulations on your beautiful grand prize win, Monika! #2334356Charlene Bayerle January 24, 2006
Well Deserved Monika!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! #2334425Susan T. Evans January 24, 2006
Congrats Monika on the Grand!!! #2334477Allan L. Dy January 24, 2006
A GRAND congrats to you Monika!!! #2334483Rakesh Syal January 24, 2006
WOW!!!! What a grand winner!!!Robert Mann January 24, 2006
I so remember this marverlous image of yours, Monika! It is perfect for the theme and a wonderful addition to the Grand Prize Winners gallery. Many big, huge, marvelous congrats to you!!! #2334563Su Sana E. P January 24, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding Grand Prize Winner, Monika!! #2334571Cora Miller January 24, 2006
This is so full of emotion! Truly an exceptional shot and one that deserves every bit of respect it receives! A huge congratulations, Monika!!! #2334582Renee Doyle January 24, 2006
Huge congratulations for a truly magical shot Monika!!! Perfect in every way!!Mary Clarke January 25, 2006
Many, many congratulations Monika. Wonderful image and it really sums up your title. #2334943Donna W. Neal January 25, 2006
WOW...This is fab. Monika!!!Viveca Venegas January 25, 2006
Monika, this is splendid and such a joy to look at. Well deserved. Bravisima! #2335299Jeff Robinson January 25, 2006
Congrats Monika on this exceptional GP Winner! Jeff #2335437Laurence Saliba January 25, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding Grand Prize Winner, Monika!!!!!!!!! #2335910Murry Grigsby January 25, 2006
Congratulations Monika on your wonderful image and grand prize win! Well done and well deserved!! #2336075Kelly Heaton January 25, 2006
Wonderful & Congratulations Monika! #2336428Guy D. Biechele January 25, 2006
Fantastic, Monika! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #2337023Desiree M. Bento January 25, 2006
A hearty congratulations to you Monika! Wonderful! #2339254Dolores Neilson January 26, 2006
I am SO excited!! You know I love your work, Monika! And so delighted you have rec'd the recognition you deserve with this image! Way to go, my friend! Enjoy your win! #2340068Cynthia N. Queen January 26, 2006
Beautiful, Soft, fun, exciting, joyful….it’s got it all! Congratulation on your Grand Prize win!! #2340308Mick Burkey January 26, 2006
Delightful image, Monika. Congrats on the win. Well deserved. #2341440Vickie Skellenger January 26, 2006
Wonderful capture of exuberance Monika! Congrats to you!!!!!! #2342697Susi Lawson January 27, 2006
Big cnograts on this very well deserved win, it is a beautiful inspiring image!! #2345225Bill Houghton January 27, 2006
Congratulations Monika on your beautiful win. Bill #2345548Diane Dupuis January 28, 2006
Congrats Monika!!! Well done and well deserved!! #2349628Amber M. Garibay January 31, 2006
I will never forget this shot. It is everything good in this world wrapped up in a picture. Congratulaions on your GRAND PRIZE win!! #2360525Cathy M. Gromball February 01, 2006
Congratulations on your Grand Prize win, Monika!Cathy :) #2364854
Ivan Chacon February 03, 2006
Congratulations Monika !!!Ed Heaton February 05, 2006
Excellent work Monika! Congrats on this outstanding image :-) #2381564Barbara K. Breitsameter February 12, 2006
I have been meaning to congratulate you for some time. WELL DESERVED Grand Prize Monika! It is always a pleasure to see your work. #2412094Jean E. Hildebrant May 30, 2008
Beautiful image captures the spirit of childhood in summer and the exuberance of life that children express so freely. The simple things in life are often the best! Sorry I missed this before-into my fav's it goes! #5996947Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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