Surfer and the Storm
Uploaded: December 11, 2007 22:34:03
One of nature's greatest gifts, surf and the sea!! This was captured on 12-8-07 in Oceanside, CA.
*Monthly Theme- Nature's Gifts*
Stefania Barbier December 11, 2007
spectacular Donna... beautiful comp and dramatic tones and sky...! #806433Jennifer L. Alder December 11, 2007
Nice tones and clarity, Donna! #5198021Evy Johansen December 12, 2007
Beautiful B&W, Donna!! #5198149Teresa Burnett December 12, 2007
Beautiful dramatic image Donna!!! Love the b&w!!! #5198187Barbara Waldoch December 12, 2007
Terrific shot, Donna! #5198200Ray Clarke December 12, 2007
Wonderful capture Donna, love the tones!!!(R) #5198208Paul E. Earl December 12, 2007
Lovely shot!! #5198236Jeff Robinson December 12, 2007
Great comp and use of B&W! Very well done Donna! Jeff #5198924Anita Hogue December 12, 2007
gorgeous b&W, Donna! #5198941Erin Appelbaum December 12, 2007
Fantastic B&W tones Donna. Peter #5199034Z. Banu December 12, 2007
stunning image!!!!!great shot!Donna #5199322Yuntao Liu December 12, 2007
Outstanding capture! Excellent tone and composition! Well done Donna! Yuntao #5199347Cyn Valentine December 12, 2007
Gorgeous DOnna!!! Wonderful light..great comp..excellent! #5199352David Phalen December 12, 2007
A beauty! Love the light, comp and clarity. #5199503Alexis Yobbagy December 12, 2007
Beautiful shot and I love your decision to use B&W!!! GREAT work!!! #5200035virafoto - December 12, 2007
Oh, my God!Susan Fox December 12, 2007
I love all your B&W beach images! You do such a great job with the tonal contrast. #5200679Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 12, 2007
Thanks for all of your OUTSTANDING compliments and continued support!! I truly appreciate it VERY much!!This photograph and more are available for purchase on my website. Stop by anytime, I'm adding photos all the time!!
Take care!!
Donna #5201233
Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 12, 2007
Awsome capture Donne, the b/w convertion looks GREAT! #5201645Nobu Nagase December 12, 2007
Sandra R. Alvey December 12, 2007
SPECTACULAR B&W conversion Donna! Gorgeous gorgeous detail and POV! I love this! They better give you pretty gold buttons under this one!!!#5202026
Kathy L. Clark December 13, 2007
Donna this is totally awesome. So beautiful and perfect in every way. Great image. #5204643Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 13, 2007
Thank you Nancy, Nobi, Sandra and Kathy. Your compliments are AWESOME!! #5205435Jessica Jenney December 13, 2007
Gorgeous landscape, Donna! Beautiful tones, lighting and clarity! #5205606Michelle L. Frick December 13, 2007
Oh, I am loving this shot Donna! Soooooo beautiful in BW - the tones and the mood, the light - it's all just perfect!! Hope we see this again! #5205885Tiia Vissak December 14, 2007
A beautiful & dramatic capture! #5206441Manos Peponas December 14, 2007
excellent composition, wonderful dramatic sky and great b/w tonality and contrast #5207849Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 15, 2007
Your comments are awesome and truly appreciated!!! The funny thing is, I was at the beach and it actually started to sprinkle!! I've lived in S. California almost all my life and this was my first time ON the beach in the rain. It was kind of cool!!!Donna #5210730
Sheryl A. Hudson December 16, 2007
Outstanding B&W work Donna! Looks like a true winner to me!!! #5214035Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 16, 2007
Thank you Sheryl!! #5215541David W. Orias December 19, 2007
The clouds create a wonderful mood to the shot. Who said you need big lenses to take surfing shots Donna? #5227340Jim Britt December 19, 2007
This black and white is excellent. Very cool shot and details. #5227786Tammy Scott December 19, 2007
Awesome B&W image! #5230144Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 19, 2007
Thank you David, Jim and Tammy!!! #5230209Darryl Wilkinson January 01, 2008
Love the drama of this beauty, Donna!happy New Year!! #5274901
Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 01, 2008
Thanks, same to you Darryl! #5274930Steven E. Ray January 01, 2008
Wow... this one is simply outstanding as a grayscale. There is so much detail and motion. Just excellent! #5276829Bill Brelsford January 05, 2008
LOVE A GOOD BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO AND THIS IS A GREAT ONE #5297501Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 05, 2008
Thank you Steven and Bill! It was a great day to visit the beach, cold and stormy but the clouds were spectacular!! #5297530Danielle Fuller January 06, 2008
Donna, This is beautiful Love it in B&W! #5299829Angela Pound January 13, 2008
Amazing photo. #5335519Michelle L. Frick January 25, 2008
Congratulations Donna!! #5392750Dianna Hauf January 25, 2008
Congratulations again Donna!!! #5392908Karen Engelbreth January 25, 2008
Congratulations, Donna! #5393282Stefania Barbier January 25, 2008
another beautiful finalist, CONGRATS!!! #5393489Terry L. Ellis January 25, 2008
Another terrific finalist, Donna! Big congratulations, friend! #5393614Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 25, 2008
BIG Congrats on your beautiful finalst!!! Best of the luck in the next round!!! #5394071Teresa Burnett January 25, 2008
Congratulations again Donna!! Best of luck in the next round!! #5394237Marcel J. Fernandez January 25, 2008
Congratulations Donna! I hope to se this one in the winner's circle. #5394563Susan M. Campbell January 25, 2008
Another winning image...congrats!! #5394901Anita Hogue January 25, 2008
So beautiful, Donna! Congratulations!!! ps just had my 6th grandchild this morning......anita #5394912Bill Brelsford January 25, 2008
Congratulations its a super imageLaurie Daily January 25, 2008
Another Congratulations, Donna! #5395353Deborah Lewinson January 25, 2008
Outstanding image, Donna!Chris Budny January 25, 2008
Congrats, Donna, on your fav making Finalist! #5395548Jim Britt January 25, 2008
Congrats! Love this shot. #5395664Renee Doyle January 25, 2008
Congratulations once again Donna!! #5395980Sam Britt January 25, 2008
Congratulations again, Donna! #5396104Sherry Karr Adkins January 25, 2008
Congrats, Donna, on your finalist. #5397137Debra R. Harder January 25, 2008
BIG CONGRATULATIONS, Donna, on this GORGEOUS B&W image! Beautiful work! Deb #5397393Les Rhoades January 26, 2008
Congratulations on your FINALIST! #5398529Kristi A. Howson January 26, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist! Stunning in B&W Donna! #5399920Linda Blair January 26, 2008
Beautiful finalist...congratulations!!!! ☺ #5400320Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 26, 2008
Thanks for all of your congratulatory wishes and excellent comments!!I'm glad I was able to share this stormy day at the beach with all of you.
Take care and best wishes!!
Donna #5400326
Michael G. Marshall January 26, 2008
Congratulations Donna! Another wonderful winner from your gallery! Bravo! #5400639Ken Smith January 26, 2008
Bring back the large panos!! Of course, this looks super even at 750 pixels. Congrats, Donna! #5402075Patrick Rouzes January 27, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS,Donna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WTG,my friend!!!!!!!!!!!! #5402881Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 09, 2008
Thank you Michael, Ken and Patrick for your great comments and congratulatory wishes!!! #5617766Michael Kelly August 13, 2008
Donna, you have some terrific shots in your portfolio, but I think this is one of the best! The tonality is wonderful, but what I really like is the sense of space and size that this capture portrays. Truly a work of art.Mike #6310624
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 14, 2008
Thank you for your inspirational compliments Mike!!! I truly appreciate your gallery visit!!Donna #6312516
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