Big Spin
Uploaded: July 14, 2007 00:01:19
This ride has black lights and strobes that flash on occasion, depending on the exposure, the colors are always different.
F8.0 @ 1.0 sec ISO 64
FLASH FIRED~ SLOW
*Monthly Theme- Beautiful Blur*
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: +0, Exposure Time: 100/100, Flash: flash fired, ISO: 64, White Balance: auto white balance, Focal Length: 7mm, Camera Model: C5050Z
Su Sana E. P July 14, 2007
An awesome capture with wonderful sense of speed, Donna!! #690977Evy Johansen July 14, 2007
Wow.... this is cool, Donna!! Wonderful image! #4506872Darryl Wilkinson July 14, 2007
Love the flow of energy, Donna!! #4506880David L. Luchowski July 14, 2007
What great results from a low light technique,Donna.Well done. #4506898Lynne Morris July 14, 2007
Wow you really do feel the speed Donna, what a wonderful capture! #4506944Ray Clarke July 14, 2007
Great image Donna, love the feeling of speed and energy!!!!(R) #4506978Donald K. Cherry July 14, 2007
Very cool night motion capture, Donna. #4507051Dominick M. Dimacale July 14, 2007
This is a cool image here Donna...Dominick #4507344Janet McNeil July 14, 2007
Beautifully done! Great motion and sense of movement! #4507402Kathy L. Clark July 14, 2007
Really cool colorful shot Donna. Excellent work on this. #4507952RC Fritz July 14, 2007
Fantastic movement. Great capture!! #4507969Mike D. Perez July 14, 2007
Great colors and motion effects, Donna! #4508114Alexis Yobbagy July 14, 2007
Incredible motion!!! Beautiful eye catching composition with great vibrant colour!!! #4508230Stephen Zacker July 14, 2007
Creative and Very cool #4508455eileen bedford July 14, 2007
COOL, love the motion and colors... #4508806Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 14, 2007
GREAT colors & composition, Donna...but...I get dizzier just looking at it!!!! LOL LOLRobert K. Bemus July 15, 2007
Great shot and image, Donna! #4509507Jill Odice July 15, 2007
Dizzyfying :-) What a great shot! #4509535Esther Smith July 15, 2007
Terrific motion! Great shot, Donna! #4509626Cassie L. Woodlee July 15, 2007
This is wonderful Donna, great capture!!!! #4511485Husain Akhtar July 16, 2007
Very colourful image indeed! Fantastic work, Donna! #4513157Karen Slagle July 16, 2007
Very nice, Donna. Makes me dizzy. Weeeee.... #4514015Ronald F. Fischer July 17, 2007
Totally awesome capture, Donna!! #4518024Susan T. Evans July 18, 2007
I agree, totally awesome image Donna!!! #4524209Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 19, 2007
Your comments are truly OUTSTANDING and GREATLY appreciated!!THANKS!!! #4527319
Nobu Nagase July 19, 2007
It must be fun to shoot this... If I were you, I may be shooting 100's of these, I love colors...
The video clip in your gallery is wonderful. I have seen it before but have never commented on it. #4527799
Debbie Fleri July 19, 2007
Dizzy was the first thing I thought also...: )Then the WOW colors...: ) and the POV...Awesome...: ) #4528149
Connie J. Bagot July 20, 2007
Beautiful colors and amazing energy---great photo Donna. #4533238Ursula I. Abresch July 20, 2007
Beautiful capture, Donna, makes you dizzy just to look at it! #4533449Hendrik Storme July 21, 2007
Fantastic in camera effects! Wonderful colors and capture!!! #4536284Patrick Rouzes July 21, 2007
Wonderful work on this amazing capture, Donna! Nice work indeed! #4536391Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 21, 2007
Thanks again to all of you!! It is all a matter of timing and luck with these type of images. I took as many as time allowed!!!Have an awesome weekend everyone!!! #4537497
Jennifer L. Alder July 22, 2007
SPECTACULAR!!!!!! :) #4537993DiAnna F. Paulk July 22, 2007
GREAT capture, Donna! Colors, lines, composition are wonderful! And thanks for the "tip" about the flash. I wouldn't have thought to use one. #4538521Erica Murphy July 23, 2007
I love the motion and colors in this shot!Erica #4544211
Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 23, 2007
Thank you Jennifer, DiAnna and Erica!!! I appreciate your kind comments!! #4545565Derek D. Dafoe July 23, 2007
Wonderful fast motion shot Donna!! #4546550Raymond Pauly July 23, 2007
Cool motion shot, Donna! #4546842Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 30, 2007
Thank you Derek and Raymond!!! #4580571Nancy Grace Chen August 12, 2007
very cool abstract! #4637617Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 12, 2007
Thanks Nancy! #4638206Jennifer L. Alder October 24, 2007
Terrific finalist, Donna!! CONGRATSSu Sana E. P October 24, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Donna!! #4974519Mike D. Perez October 24, 2007
Congratulations on your colorful Finalist, Donna. #4974925Michelle L. Frick October 24, 2007
Congratulations again Donna! #4975186Sheryl A. Hudson October 24, 2007
Congratulations Donna, on this well deserved finalist!!!Hector Contreras October 24, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist DonnaLaurence Saliba October 24, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist Donna!!!!!!! #4975457Pat Gamwell October 24, 2007
Yet another fabulous finalist, Donna! #4975862Marilyn K. Lincecum October 24, 2007
Congratulations on another fantastic fianlist !!! Love the colors. #4976003Janet McNeil October 25, 2007
Congratulations and good luck in round 2!! #4977147Glenn E. Urquhart October 25, 2007
A Big Congratulations on your Award, Donna!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4978566ALLEN O. HOWARD October 25, 2007
Congratulations Donna! #4978578Carol Teal October 25, 2007
Beautiful color and blur Donna! Great theme entry and congrats again! #4978637Kathy L. Clark October 25, 2007
Donna your cleaning up this round, I hope you do in the next. congrats. #4978926Daniella Puente October 25, 2007
Excellent finalist Donna!!! congrats :) #4979562Terry L. Ellis October 25, 2007
Another fantastic finalist, Donna! Congratulations, girl! #4980344Sharon F. Morris October 25, 2007
Congrats Donna on your finalist!! Love the colors and the feel of spinning. #4981416Stefania Barbier October 25, 2007
ANOTHER BIG CONGRATS DONNA! #4981785Anita Hogue October 25, 2007
AWESOME, Donna!!!!! Congratulations on another fabulous win!!!!!! #4981824Laurie Daily October 25, 2007
Another great motion thrill, Donna! Congratulations! #4981887Erin Appelbaum October 25, 2007
Congrats again, Donna. Well deserved. Peter #4981988eileen bedford October 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Donna, well done........ #4982788Colleen Farrell October 25, 2007
WTG, Donna! Congrats, and good luck in the next round! #4983477Melissa Malisia October 26, 2007
WONDERFUL motion shot, Donna!! Love the colors & blur! Big congrats on your Finalist!!! :) #4984770Cyn Valentine October 26, 2007
Congratulations Donna..awesome image! #4984780Anita Hogue October 26, 2007
Another awesome second place win!!!! WTG my friend!!!!!!! #4986684Sharon F. Morris October 26, 2007
Congrats Donna on your Second place win.Sharon Day October 26, 2007
Congratulations again, Donna!!! Another beautiful 2nd place win! #4986854Michelle L. Frick October 26, 2007
Another winner - congratulations Donna! #4986956Cyn Valentine October 26, 2007
Big congratulations Donna on your second place win WTG!! #4987025Renee Doyle October 26, 2007
Congratulations Donna!! #4987131Jennifer L. Alder October 26, 2007
Donna, huge congrats on this super winning image!! :) #4987199Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 26, 2007
To all of you here at BetterPhoto, THANKS SO MUCH!!! I'm very happy to have such great friends who share in the same love of photography!! Keep up the amazing work!! A special thank you to the judges and the people who keep this site up and running.I really appreciate your thoughts and prayers over the recent fires here in Southern California.
THANKS!!!!
Donna #4987211
Jessica Jenney October 26, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful win, Donna! #4987309Terry L. Ellis October 26, 2007
A double!!!Congratulations, again, Donna! A fabulous Second Place win! #4987411
Melissa Malisia October 26, 2007
BIG congrats on your 2nd place win Donna!!! WTG!! :) #4987422Mike D. Perez October 26, 2007
Congratulations on your great Winner, Donna! #4987446Erin Appelbaum October 26, 2007
Super job, Donna. Congratulations again. Peter #4987502Claudia Kuhn October 26, 2007
Congrats on your 2nd place win, terrific abstract! #4987570Deborah Lewinson October 26, 2007
Great winner, Donna, congratulations!!!Raymond Pauly October 26, 2007
Congratulations, Donna! #4987780Su Sana E. P October 26, 2007
Awesome Winner!! Huge Congratulations again, Donna!! And that's a Double, so you must treat me. LOL. #4988048"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar October 26, 2007
BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing win, Donna! WTG, friend! :) #4988059Colleen Farrell October 26, 2007
WTG, Donna! Congrats on your win!! #4988162eileen bedford October 26, 2007
A BIG Congratulations on your win Donna, well done... #4988193Angie Sidles October 26, 2007
Congrats on another beautiful win Donna! :) #4988223Evy Johansen October 26, 2007
Many congratulations on another wonderful win, Donna!! #4988594Lisa J. Boulden October 26, 2007
WINNER!!!Laurence Saliba October 26, 2007
WTG Donna!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! #4988739Susan Fox October 26, 2007
Congratulations on another amazing win Donna! #4988771Yuntao Liu October 26, 2007
Happy for you Donna! Congratulations! Yuntao #4988798Stefania Barbier October 26, 2007
congrats Donna on another spectacular win!!! #4988930Sheryl A. Hudson October 27, 2007
Congratulaitons again Donna, on another great winner!Mary K. Robison October 27, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS on another colorful winner, Donna! #4989102Barbara Waldoch October 27, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful win, Donna! #4989142Joseph N. DiGilio October 27, 2007
Beautiful image ... Congratulations Donna. #4989367Laurie Daily October 27, 2007
A very cool winner, Donna! Another congrats to you! #4989460Jeff Robinson October 27, 2007
Congrats Donna on your Very Cool Winning image! Jeff #4989712Graeme yew Chow October 27, 2007
Donna, outstanding light play and congrats!!! to you. #4990080Kathy L. Clark October 27, 2007
Hooray Donna on another fabulous win. Congrats. #4990147David Phalen October 27, 2007
Big Congrats (again) on a well deserved Winner! #4990872Nancy L. Green October 27, 2007
Congratulations Donna on another wonderful and very well deserved winner, WTG!! <>< #4991638Marcel J. Fernandez October 27, 2007
A big congratulations Donna for another super winner. #4992859Angela Azzinnaro October 27, 2007
TWO WINNERS!!!! YAY DONNA!!!!! GREAT JOB!!! CONGRATS!!!!!! #4992965Susan T. Evans October 27, 2007
Congrats again Donna!!! WTG!!!!! Super month!!!! #4993034Robert K. Bemus October 27, 2007
I love this type of photography and this image...congrats on win #2, Donna!!! #4993093Yuntao Liu October 28, 2007
Congratulations again Donna! Yuntao #4995408Lynn Haack October 28, 2007
Stunningly beautiful photo....congrats on your WINNER! Lynn #4995916Susan M. Hembree October 28, 2007
Wonderful, Donna! Congratulations on your 2nd place win! #4997039Dianna Hauf October 29, 2007
Better late than never!!! Fabulous presentation, capture and color Donna!!! A super heartfelt congratulations!!!! #4999718Sherry Sturgis October 29, 2007
Magnificant capture, Donna!!! Congratulations !!!! #4999795Emile Abbott October 29, 2007
Congratulations Donna on another fabulous winner. #4999971Monika Sapek October 29, 2007
You did such a nice job here, Donna! I always enjoy doing low-light photography and looking at work of others, just like this one of yours! Many congratulations on your Second Place Win with this so colorful and full of energy image, Donna!Anna Diederich October 29, 2007
Big congrats on this fabulous winner, Donna! #5001557Carol Teal November 01, 2007
Donna, congrats on your win!! #5016990Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 03, 2007
Thanks again to each of you for such great inspiration and congratulatory wishes!! They are truly appreciated VERY much!!! #5023682Stanley C. Sims November 06, 2007
I missed this winning image. I love motion photography. Big congarats on this winner Donna. #5037059Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 07, 2007
Thank you Stanley! #5042891Lisa J. Boulden March 22, 2008
What a beautiful winner!!!Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 22, 2008
Thanks Lisa!!!! #5679711Bill Knaps March 27, 2008
Beautiful shot Donna. Congrats on this win and all your wins. Bill #5708384Brook Burling May 29, 2009
WOW! This is sooo cool! Congrats!!! #7576966Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 29, 2009
Thank you Bill and Brook! #7576987Songbird Cline June 02, 2009
all your work is amazing! this is terrific!! #7591433Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 02, 2009
I appreciate your gallery visit and sweet comments.Thanks!!!
Donna #7591489
Jean B. Hall September 06, 2009
Incredible shot. You have so many terrific images in your gallery! #7920465Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 06, 2009
Thank you Jean! I appreciate your gallery visit and great comments! #7920750Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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