Let the Sunshine In
Uploaded: February 28, 2008 | Entered: January 14, 2016 19:26:33
Gail Vitikacs
February 28, 2008
Michelle L. Frick February 28, 2008
Beautiful colors, light and composition Donna! #5569967
Su Sana E. P
February 28, 2008
Stefania Barbier
February 29, 2008
Bill Wyatt February 29, 2008
You have an impressive collection of gold and silver Congratulations on all of them.
Dr Silly
February 29, 2008
Colette M. Metcalf February 29, 2008
Gorgeous image, Donna!!! #5572002Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 29, 2008
Thank you Gail, Michelle, SuSana, Stefania, Bill, Doc and Colette!! I appreciate your inspirational comments and constant support!!!Take care and best of luck!!!
Donna #5572879
Jennifer L. Alder February 29, 2008
Still a fan of this one, Donna! Beautiful color, light and mood! :) #5572988Kimi A. Phillips February 29, 2008
Beautiful, cheerful and inspirational work! #5573034
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
February 29, 2008
Susan M. Campbell February 29, 2008
Love the lighting and dreamy look of this Donna. Soooo very nice! #5573524Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 29, 2008
Thank you Jennifer, Kimi, Amalia, and Susan for your thoughtful comments!!! #5574075Sandra R. Alvey February 29, 2008
Another BEAUTIFUL version of this image Donna! I've still got my fingers crossed for you! #5575211
Evy Johansen
March 01, 2008
Ken Smith
March 02, 2008
Susan Fox March 02, 2008
Stunning! Love the lighting! Good luck Donna :-) Hope to see this one again when the winners are announced! #5583244Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 02, 2008
Thank you Sandi, Evy, Ken and Susan. Your compliments are so INSPIRATIONAL, I appreciate them so very much!!!Take care and best of luck!!
Donna #5583286
Sue Marshall March 06, 2008
This is incredibly beautiful Donna!!Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 07, 2008
Thank you Sue for your very kind compliments!!! #5606950Alex T. Mizuno March 11, 2008
I immediately recognized this photo because of your new avatar. Looks even better in the bigger size. Wonderful capture of light and shadow. Almost like a yin and yang image. No wonder this image is so inspirational. I love the title too. It perfectly matches to the flower child. #5624905Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 11, 2008
Thank you Alex, I really appreciate your thoughtful comments!!! #5625155Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 11, 2008
Thank you Anthony for your great compliments and the gallery visit!!! #5630421Nadine A. Lewis March 12, 2008
GORGEOUS lighting, shadows, color, & image, Donna!!! <>< #5633365Nadya Johnson March 12, 2008
As I think you know, this is one of my ALL TIME favorites!! Well, I finally got to put it on the list! So glad to see this again -- ought to get the Gold!! Wonderful! #5633402
Patrick Rouzes
March 12, 2008
Ellen Hodges March 12, 2008
Beautiful girl and beautiful image. Love the colors!! Great work, Donna! #5633942Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 12, 2008
Thank you Nadine, Nadya, Patrick and Ellen!!! Your comments are very kind and I appreciate ALL of them!!!Donna
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Marina Moore March 12, 2008
Sooo beautiful and dreamlike. Excellent post-editing. :) #5634264
Ken Smith
March 12, 2008
Su Sana E. P
March 12, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 12, 2008
I feel very honored to have so many wonderful comments!!! Thanks to each of you!!!Donna #5635205
Cathy Barrows March 13, 2008
tough light and you handled it marvelously...great shot #5636872
Stefania Barbier
March 13, 2008
Patrick Rouzes
March 13, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 13, 2008
You are all so KIND, thanks again for commenting!!! I'm so happy to hear from you and honored that you enjoy this image!!!!Good luck to all of you!!
Donna #5639016
Sue McLeod March 13, 2008
Beautiful Donna. Love everything about it!! :) #5639152Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 13, 2008
Thank you Sue!! #5640061Mukesh Srivastava March 14, 2008
Beautiful environment portrait with great lighting and color Dona!!! #5642401
Elida Gutierrez
March 14, 2008
I'm with Susan This one is my top favorite from you. Other one is the hiden Meadow. #5642639
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 15, 2008
Thank you Mukesh and Elida!!! #5646299Stanley C. Sims March 15, 2008
This is so stunning. A favorite of mine from your gallery Donna. #5646773Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 15, 2008
Thank you Stanley, I appreciate your great compliments and your gallery visit!!! #5646849Carolyn J. Connolly March 15, 2008
WOW, Donna - this image seems to be even MORE beautiful to me than ever!! It's just STUNNING!! :o) We all LOVE it...but it seems that you'll just HAVE to keep entering it into the competition until SOMEONE of the editors/judges notices it!! ;o/ #5647997Datha Y. Thompson March 17, 2008
GORGEOUS!!! In every way Donna!! Good Luck :0) #5654475Gary Lange March 18, 2008
terrific image here, Donna!! #5658604Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 18, 2008
Thank you Carolyn, Datha and Gary for your very kind compliments!!! #5660801Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 18, 2008
Thank you Jaqueline!!! #5661085
Stefania Barbier
March 19, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 19, 2008
Thanks again Stefania!!! How nice!! #5661997Judi Morrissey March 19, 2008
Beautiful image! #5662436Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 19, 2008
Thank you Judi!! #5663580
Patrick Rouzes
March 19, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 19, 2008
Thanks again Patrick, you sure know how to leave a GREAT compliment!!!! I appreciate the return visits!!!Donna #5664657
Roxanne M. Bubar March 19, 2008
Stunning image.Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 19, 2008
Thanks for your supportive compliments Roxanne!! #5664995Linda M. Mishler March 19, 2008
Donna...this makes it feel like you can smell the flowers and feel the warmth of the sun!!! Beautiful!!=) #5665012Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 19, 2008
Thank you Linda for your great comments!!! #5665037Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 21, 2008
Thank you Kazuma for your very kind comments!! #5674343Cheryl E. Molennor March 21, 2008
Very nice Donna #5674688Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 21, 2008
Thank you Cheryl!! #5674728Eivor Kuchta March 23, 2008
Beautiful light and I can almost smell the flowers! A wonderful image, Donna! #5685798Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 23, 2008
Thank you Eivor!! #5685888Corinne M. Thompson March 25, 2008
A wonderful capture Donna! #5697651Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 26, 2008
Thank you Corinne!! #5703090Cynthia L. Deters March 26, 2008
Beautiful! Wonderful lighting! #5703101Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 26, 2008
Thanks Cynthia!!! #5703735Kristy A. Keene March 26, 2008
Wonderful!!! #5703771Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 27, 2008
Thank you Kristy!! #5703909Michelle Alton March 27, 2008
Wonderfully conceived and executed image, Donna. Another winner for you, doubtless!Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 27, 2008
Thanks for your inspirational comments Michelle!!! #5707652Bill Knaps March 27, 2008
Beautiful shot Donna. Bill #5708368Alison Krylowski March 28, 2008
This is so beautiful, Donna! #5710015Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 28, 2008
Thank you Bill and Alison~ for your gallery visit and great comments!!! #5710607Joan Powell March 28, 2008
A lovely capture , with great lighting ! #5711264Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 28, 2008
Thank you VERY much Joan!!! #5711679Chastity Abbott March 28, 2008
I really like your title as much as the capture! I love how the sun shines down on this angel and all that cheerful color! Beautiful work..and your gallery is full of stunning images!!! #5711705Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 28, 2008
Thanks for your very kind compliments Chastity! #5711769ALLEN O. HOWARD April 03, 2008
This has ALWAYS been a very beautiful image!!! #5738088Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 03, 2008
Thank you Allen!!! #5738565Kimi A. Phillips April 04, 2008
Coming back to visit this one, as I just love it! Brings a smile to my face every time! #5743767Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 04, 2008
Thanks for the return visit and for your very kind comments Kimi!!! It's a pleasure to hear from you!!!Donna #5744107
Jillian Danielson April 04, 2008
Donna, this is so gorgeous!!! Love it! #5744121Elina April 07, 2008
ohh, I love this one! Absolutely stunning! :))Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 07, 2008
Thank you Jillian and Elina! Your comments are super! #5758025eileen bedford April 07, 2008
BEAUTIFUL.... #5758439Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 07, 2008
Thank you Eileen! #5758670Sam Britt April 07, 2008
Beautiful as always. Good luck this time, Donna. #5759074Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 07, 2008
Thank you Sam!! #5759143Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 08, 2008
Thank you Deborah!!! #5762950Ross Throndson April 09, 2008
For me this is your Signature image.....Very Beautiful Color, Comp & Light here, Donna!! #5764880Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 09, 2008
Thank you Ross for your kind compliments!! #5766267
Patrick Rouzes
April 10, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 10, 2008
Thank you Patrick!!! #5773167Vladan D. Djordjevic May 02, 2008
Great composition, lighting, colors and effects. #5875255Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 02, 2008
Thank you Vladan!! #5875290Patricia Ronan May 04, 2008
Beautiful image Donna:) #5883469Colleen Farrell May 05, 2008
Always a winner, in my book, Donna! #5887464Eivor Kuchta May 10, 2008
Donna, I just want to comment again, how wonderful this image is. It has so much to it, so many feelings. It's summer, childhood, the smell of flowers... I hope you've got this one hanging on your wall. #5907984Jessica Jenney June 17, 2008
Gorgeous image, Donna! Such beautiful color and light! #6068966
Nikki McDonald
June 18, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 18, 2008
Thanks for all of your excellent compliments! It's a pleasure to hear from you! #6075015Max Aureli September 19, 2008
Great work beautiful composition wonderful model pose! Congratulations Donna!!!! #6477876Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 20, 2009
Thank you Max! #7057652Julianne Bradford May 15, 2009
This is a real winner in my book Donna. Your composition,lighting,color and treatment are outstanding! #7523671John Connolly May 15, 2009
I have always admired your mini pic Donna! It is great to see this wonderful image in full size! #7524151Ellen Powell May 17, 2009
What a beautiful capture, Donna! I've read all the comments and agree with them all! Question: how did you get all that great blow out and keep the subject un-blown out? #7531135Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 20, 2009
Thank you for all of your great comments. Whenever possible I try to expose for the midtones.Donna #7658853
Mark Dodge October 15, 2009
Beautiful lighting, Donna. I often wondered about your icon. Now I know :o) #8039667Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 15, 2009
Thank you Mark, I appreciate it! #8040561
Patrick Rouzes
January 24, 2010
Patti Coblentz January 25, 2010
So beautiful, Donna...I love the bright glow, and what a lovely girl. I'm so pleased to see this image full size. wishing you all the best with it...appropriate title!Patti #8330175
Stefania Barbier
January 26, 2010
Shelly A. Van Camp
January 27, 2010
Robyn A. Terrell January 27, 2010
Like a beautiful dream, Donna. #8335832Julianne Bradford January 29, 2010
Beautiful work is always more beautiful each time you look at it. Great work Donna! #8339990Wendy Stevenson January 29, 2010
What a wonderful summer time mood to this Donna! Beautifully done! #8340307Randall J. Scholten February 16, 2010
Yes, this IS one of the most appealing images on the whole Internet! #8386325Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 16, 2010
Thanks again to each of you!!Donna #8388073
Patrick Rouzes
March 27, 2010
Kate Jackson March 29, 2010
Donnna I'm so glad you've kept this one at the top! I've always loved it! #8492212Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 29, 2010
Thank you Patrick and Kate!! #8492223Daniel Ruf March 30, 2010
I didn't realize what a beautiful capture this was until I saw it blown up. Outstanding work. #8496943Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 17, 2010
Thank you Daniel!!! #8701949
Usman M. Bajwa
July 31, 2010
UB. #8797859
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 05, 2010
Thank you Usman! #8808583
Patrick Rouzes
November 19, 2015
Teresa L. Brooks January 18, 2016
Gorgeous #11424414
Emile Abbott
February 29, 2016
Patrick Rouzes
February 29, 2016
Ken Smith
February 29, 2016
Irene Colling
February 29, 2016
Marilyn K. Lincecum
February 29, 2016
Ujjwal Mukherjee February 29, 2016
Beautiful winner! Congratulations!! #11441067Paula Showen March 01, 2016
Congratulations on your winning image! #11441360
Michele Peterson
March 01, 2016
Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 01, 2016
Thanks to each and every one of you!! This image is dear to me... my daughter is picking the flowers. This photograph was captured on January 30, 2005. Take care all!!! #11441467
Usman M. Bajwa
March 02, 2016
UB. #11441752
Patrick Rouzes
March 02, 2016
Emile Abbott
March 02, 2016
Carol Flisak
March 02, 2016
JO ANN CLEVELAND March 03, 2016
Congrats on this fannnn...tastic 2nd Place Winner Donna! #11442291JO ANN CLEVELAND March 03, 2016
Congrats on this fannnn...tastic 2nd Place Winner Donna! #11442292
Amanda D. Austwick
March 09, 2016
Su Sana E. P
July 20, 2021
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