Blow Me a Kiss

Uploaded: January 31, 2008 | Entered: December 22, 2015 09:05:21

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ronda chatelle level-classic January 31, 2008

Cute Cute Cute Cute Cute! Donna..I love this! Perfectly captured!!! #843832

Tiia Vissak January 31, 2008

lovely! #5426250

Su Sana E. P level-classic January 31, 2008

Donna, I remember this and love it.

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January 31, 2008

realy excellent great caputare here have a nice weekend take care may god bless u& to all ur near & dear #5426337

Stefania Barbier level-classic February 01, 2008

what's that thing???????? awesome capture Donna, wonderful dof and a very courageous girl! #5426365

Angie Sidles level-classic February 01, 2008

WOW, now that's courage!!! I could NEVER get that close to one of those things!! LOL!! Awesome capture and wonderful DOF!! #5427819

Erika Haight February 01, 2008

This is an excellent b&w Donna! Nice POV and clarity! erika haight #5428137

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 01, 2008

Thank you Ronda, Tiia, SuSana, Nitin, Stefania, Angie and Erika!!

This image is of my daughter Beckie and our iguana Allison.

Iguanas are actually great pets!! #5428717

Brett Dolsen February 01, 2008

Wonderfull capture Donna!!
Brett #5428735

Bill Wyatt February 01, 2008

Awesome work I love her just out of focus! Great work! #5429572

Patrick Rouzes level-classic February 01, 2008

WOW, Donna, this is absolutely toooooooooo precious!!! Fantastic lighting, tones, details, & clarity !!! What an image to print..................wow!!! #5429579

Anita Hogue February 01, 2008

Way cool............ Donna! #5429683

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic February 01, 2008

Oh wow! Up close and personal this one wants to jump out of the screen. Your model blowing out a kiss on the background provides a very effective compositional perspective. This is seriously cool!!! #5429691

Steven E. Ray February 01, 2008

Wonderful detail of this iguana Donna! The DOF and perspective with Beckie in the background provides a sense of stepping into the picture. Great capture on this one! #5429705

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict February 01, 2008

This is cute, Donna.


Dominick #5430123

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 01, 2008

Love this fantastic image, Donna!!!!! ♫ k #5430190

Joseph N. DiGilio February 01, 2008

I love this shot, Donna. Allison looks as if she is trying to take a nap. Beckie on the other hand wants to play.
While vacationing in St.Thomas, I was out taking pictures of iguanas when 3 local women came along stood behind me and watched. I could hear them going on about how delicious he looked. I don't think they were canibals so they must eat iguanas in St. Thomas. #5430259

Sandra R. Alvey February 01, 2008

I love this one Donna! I remember the first time you submitted it, I hope they notice it this time! #5430557

Susan M. Campbell February 02, 2008

This is too cute. It looks like he is sleeping. A very fun shot. #5432810

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 02, 2008

Thank you everyone!!! Allison has her eyes closed because this was captured in macro mode, I was very close. I think she was afraid I would fire a flash. She learned very quickly about me and my camera.

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Roxanne M. Bubar February 02, 2008

Wonderful title, creative and beautiful image. #5434407

Farhat Afza February 02, 2008

I love this image. #5435333

Cindy Bendush level-classic February 04, 2008

Well, isn't Allison a little beauty!!! (As is Beckie!) Great capture of the 2 of them Donna! #5439979

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic February 04, 2008

Such a darling capture!
Love that little guy's smile!
Great in b/w!
~Lisa #5444342

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 04, 2008

Thank you Roxanne, Farhat, Cindy and Lisa!!! Your compliments are super and very much appreciated!! #5444664

Stefania Barbier level-classic March 09, 2008

I've seen this one before but not in B&W... gorgeous Donna! #5614542

Corinne M. Thompson March 09, 2008

This is such an interesting image and very well done and presented! #5615867

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 09, 2008

Thank you Stefania and Corinne for your supportive comments. #5616526

Joan Powell March 09, 2008

Too cute ! #5617461

Hendrik Storme March 09, 2008

Great POV and DOF! So beautiful,Donna! #5617464

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 09, 2008

Thank you Joan and Hendrik!!! #5617488

Sue L. Cullumber March 09, 2008

Donna - love this! Thanks for all your kind comments on my photos! Sue #5618361

Sylvia Rossler March 10, 2008

Such a cute and wonderful shot Donna :O) #5622367

Terry L. Ellis level-classic March 10, 2008

I remember this one, too! Awesome, just the right DOF! #5622624

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 10, 2008

Thank you Sue, Sylvia and Terry!!! #5623193

Pat Gamwell March 10, 2008

lolol:) This is sooooo cute, Donna! Love the look on the reptiles' face! Great work! #5624360

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 11, 2008

Thanks Pat!! Allison has surprised me, she really is a cool pet!!! #5625187

Carolyn J. Connolly March 15, 2008

WOW, Donna - I still absolutely LOVE this BEAUTIFUL image!! It's PERFECT in monochrome, and the 'interaction' between Beckie and Allison is PRICELESS!! :o) #5647976

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 22, 2008

Thanks Carolyn!! #5678905

April 05, 2008

Wonderful capture....perfect framing....And mood......as if he is relishing! #5749877

Emile Abbott level-deluxe January 31, 2016

Great in B&W, Donna and congrats on another wonderful finalist. #11429238

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic January 31, 2016

So cute Donna, Congratulations on your Second Place win. #11429442

Emile Abbott level-deluxe February 01, 2016

Congratulations on your Gold winner, Donna. #11429857

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 01, 2016

Thank you everyone!!!! How exciting!!! #11429988

Carol Quina level-classic February 01, 2016

Congratulations on your long overdue WIN! #11430042

Chris Budny level-deluxe February 01, 2016

What a great setup & capture! Congratulations! #11430159

Michele Peterson level-classic February 01, 2016

Lol, the iguana's expression! So perfect for this photo, even if she was just afraid of your camera. This is great, Donna, and B&W was a great choice. Congratulations, obviously the judges agree with all of us! #11430168

Ray level-classic February 01, 2016

Congratulations, Donna! This is a wonderful capture! #11430292

Lana Arcemont February 02, 2016

So Cute, Donna! Congratulations! #11430752

Michelle L. Frick February 02, 2016

Love this one Donna! Don't you wish our babies could have stayed little a bit longer? And, our pets never live long enough. #11430766

Irene Colling level-classic February 05, 2016

Congratulations Donna on this charming-winning photo. #11431910

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 18, 2016

Congrats Donna on your Win and POTD!! #11436762

Melinda F. Schneider level-classic February 18, 2016

Great shot, Donna! Congrats on your double honor!! #11436813

Mitch Spence level-classic February 18, 2016

Beautiful handling of beautiful subjects--both of them. #11436817

Terry A. Stoa February 18, 2016

Congratulations on your Gold Badge and the POTD selection. The details on the lizard (?) are great - and I'm not certain I'd ever want to be that close to it. #11436818

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic February 18, 2016

Congratulations Donna on your Double gold for this precious image! #11436872

Terry Cervi level-deluxe February 18, 2016

Congrats on your very cute POTD and win too, Donna!! #11436876

Leslie McLain level-classic February 18, 2016

Congrats on a fantastic POTS, Donna. #11436879

Ellen Hodges February 18, 2016

Huge congrats on a fantastic POTD, Donna!!! #11436900

Michele Peterson level-classic February 18, 2016

So happy to see this one again, I love it! Congratulations on the POTD! #11436928

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