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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/11/2008
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Thanks John,
I'm glad you like it. Not many people would be able to recognize that they were mostly Subarus.
That yellow one on the left, going over the bridge is actually the only one that doesn't quite belong. Mostly because of it being in an older, more amature class. It isn't an Audi exactly, but a 1981 vw Scirroco. Unless VW branded that car as an Audi in Europe? I suppose it's possible because they did it with a few other models. I used to own a 1982 VW Scirroco. I loved it. That's why I included this old one in the montage.
Andre
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 1/10/2008
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yeap! Very nice composition of shots on that subject, your work is really original as no many photos are on that kind... very nice one... haha... 6 Subarus against one Audi? :-D
be well my friend!
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/8/2008
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Thanks Yamil,
The awards for this were a pleasant surprise! I'm glad you like it.
Andre
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Yamil Saenz
{K:12434} 1/7/2008
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Great sequence of events, Andre.
Congratulations for the two awards my friend.
Warm Regards.
Yamil
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/27/2007
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Thanks Jon. I was surprised by the Usefilm's staff recognition of this one too. I'm always saying that Autosports shots don't attract a lot of attention here. So, I'm very pleased to see this one do well.
You have a great Christmas week and a Happy New Year too Jon!
Andre
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Jon O'Brien
{K:11321} 12/27/2007
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Very nicely put together - I just saw this now. Congratulations on not one but TWO awards on this photograph.
Merry Christmas and the best in 2008,
Jon
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/19/2007
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Yes, of course, Andre! I guess that it makes things more personal. Some perfect camera as it comes out of the box could be the camera of just about anybody. But scratches and similar make them to something special, though there are pressumably millions of the same camera in the hands of all the other people. Such things tell a much more personal story to us.
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/18/2007
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Thanks Jacques,
I was pleased with the way this one came out. It was nice to see that kind of snow at the time, back in November. Now, we have more than that even in Toronto. We got hit bad this week.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/18/2007
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Hi Nick,
It is funny how we can eventually put value on our little dents and scratches. I remember when I absent mindedly knocked my Nikkormat FTN and put a small dent in the meter housing. I was absolutely furious at the time. I was only 19 and it was to date, my most expensive purchase. Now when I see that dent, it is like a reminder to be careful, a part of my life. It is now unmistakably "My Camera" :)
Andre
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 12/18/2007
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wonderful collage of powerful action captures. Congratulations for those very well deserved awards.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/16/2007
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That must be the case, Andre, since anything "perfect" might be "perfect" but not with that kind of history behind it that provides the necessary character. A nee and shining something can never have the meaning that something has for us when the "dents and scratches" tell their stories. It's impossible for me to see my old T90 and not to remember not only the camera itself but all the small stories that it is connected to.
Cheers,
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/12/2007
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Yes Nick,
The manitou idea is interesting. I guess it's like the life of inanimate objects become infected with spirits that have meaning to people. A good example is a child's teddy bear. Every rip and stain tells a story that gives the toy character. The memories come flooding back upon discovery of these toys years later. I think it is also one reason why classic cars are worth more when left in original condition, without restoration. Again, every dent and scratch tells a story.
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/12/2007
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Thank you so much for this, Andre! You really look like having endless fun here, right before your jump! ;-) The image is just what a memory does. It's not perfect but it really speaks!
Hopefully
Cheers,
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/12/2007
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I'll be waiting unpatiently until I see you on a jump, Andre! ;-)
But considering some few very special things, I guess you are absolutely right. There are things that we simply have, and there are things that... I don't know how to name it! It's much more than plain "having" them. Like for example your bike. I can really understand you when you say that you were either riding or rebuilding it, since I do the same with such things like my guitar, or even some old calculators. (Yes, calculators! ;-))
I guess that such things have their own character or even personality to us. Well, of course it is *we* that personify them, but I think that this doesn't really matter, as long as we perceive them almost as living beings, as friends, or even more perhaps. Of course they will get on our nervous too, like all real friends do. ;-)
Or perhaps that kind of idea of native Americans about a "manitou" that every thing has is at the end not so stupid at all, considering not really what something is for itself, but rather what it means to us.
Cheers,
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/12/2007
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Hi Nick,
You got me digging through some old files. Here is a rare shot of me with my bike right side up :)
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/11/2007
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Thanks a lot Claude,
"The Owls are not what they seem."
Andre
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Claude Tenot
{K:9960} 12/11/2007
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Congratulations for this one Andre...& thanks a lot for your comment.....
you are completely right..i'm a great fan of Twin peaks
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Stan Ciszek
{K:56854} 12/10/2007
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Yes I do Andre, but I didn't know about this event.
Ones more "congratulations"
Stan
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/10/2007
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Thanks Stan,
You probably know the area where these images were taken. Just north of Bancroft.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/10/2007
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Thank you Roby!
I was pleased to get the awards for this one. I am a big fan of motorsport of all kinds, so it means a little more to me because of that.
Andre
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Stan Ciszek
{K:56854} 12/10/2007
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Very well deseved award Andre,
Congatulations,
My best,
Stan
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 12/9/2007
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well , well, well.. Andre.. magic sequence and perfect double award!
cheers
roby
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/9/2007
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Hi Nick,
I can understand the passion that people have for that kind of motorcycle. I only owned mine for about 2 years. I did not ride it competitively. The whole time I owned it, the bike and I hate a love/hate relationship :) If I wasn't riding it, I was rebuilding it :) I will dig up some old snapshots and attach them later. Or if I can find one suitable, I'll post one.
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/6/2007
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Wow, Andre was a motocross biker! That I name interesting news about your previous crazy life, which you hid so well until now! ;-)
Did you know that Bultaco is almost a cult in Switzerland? I don't know about other countries but some people around here would sell even their clothes but not their Bultaco.
Any chances to see some of those old photos some day? With you on the bike of course, taking yet another vertical hindrance! ;-)
Cheers!
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/6/2007
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Thanks Kes,
The awards were quite a surprise to me. Usually sports images don't do so well here, so I was very pleased.
And yes... we do drink a lot of beer :)
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/6/2007
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Thanks Mitra,
I'm glad you like this one!
Thanks for visiting my portfolio.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/6/2007
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Thanks Nick,
I like Motocross too! I have a few old images from the early seventies of club motocross racing in the local area. I used to own a 250 Bultaco myself. Not a motocross version, but the ISDT (International Six Day Trial) Matador. I didn't compete myself but just used to take the bike to trails and quarries where tracks were set up.
The good old days, when I was still to crazy to know better :)
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/5/2007
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Yes, I think that this variety much better represents the amount of impressions that flood one's mind, Andre. I guess that our brain (again that good old guy! ;-)) doesn't use any kind of strict chronological consideration of such views. It is able to reconstruct chronology but it works in a much more free way and connects this to that, and the like. That's perhaps why memories "fly around our heads", who knows.
It is a pity that more and more interest goes to exactly those kind of sports (and also other things) where most of the glamorous "VIPs" can be found. But I guess that it also heas to do with the rather glamorous attitudes of our days - if it glitters then it is gold, you know. So indeed variety will help, but I guess that the interest will not achieve the great levels of, say, tennis. Anyway, when it comes to rally I could just sit and look the whole day long. Same goes for motocross too. It might be always "the same car or bike" but if you look closer you see that it isn't really the same. On such uneven roads any deviation to the left or to the right leads to some completely different situation, which in turn creates a completely different behavior of the car, different motion, and the like. Perhaps it os that kind of being aware for the details that makes up for any kind of understanding?
Cheers,
Nick
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Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 12/4/2007
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Hi Andre! Excellent collection of story telling images! Congratulations on TWO awards!!!
You know, I always wondered what Canadians did in the winter time. I just thought you drank a lot of beer. :):):)
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Mitra Nademi-Nassari
{K:28234} 12/4/2007
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Excellent work. Well deserved award. Well done.
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/4/2007
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Thanks Parehan,
I'm glad you like this set of images.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/4/2007
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Thanks Biljana,
The awards were very unexpected for this one. Automotive shots don't generally get a lot of attention here. So I am extra delighted to see some recognition for an Autosport image. :)
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/4/2007
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Hi Mervo,
You wouldn't miss the snow for too long :)
We've only had it for a few days where I live and I miss the warm already. Only kidding really, There is nothing like having Christmas in weather like in this picture.
Andre
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Mervo
{K:8643} 12/4/2007
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Hi Andre!
Great mixture of shots, it definitely looks like you enjoyed yourself at the rally! There are many different action shots to keep us entertained - fab stuff! I miss that snow :(
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/4/2007
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Hi Nick,
Thanks for all your support!
I do find that maybe this is one way to create some intrest in a sport of this kind. Variety is the key, I think.
I even noticed that I appreciated my own set of images from any event when I view them as a random slideshow rather than in boring chronological order. That might not be the easiest way to explain them to friends, however it can at least stop the boredom.
I could watch cars go by all day long at the same corner... however most people will get bored after two or three.
Andre
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parehan .K
{K:27453} 12/3/2007
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Congratulations Andre, deserved awards, and realy great collection..
Warm regards,
parehan
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biljana mitrovic
{K:48110} 12/3/2007
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Well,what can I say ??:)
Congratulations my dear friend:))So very well deserved awards :))I'm very happy because of you :))))
big hug
biljana
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/3/2007
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Hey, and now it's also a DoD! Great, I say! And that without the need for naked girls on the cars! ;-)
You hit the nail on its head, Andre! Indeed they are "greatest hits". They say a story of something that happened in some kind of résumé. Its something like a visible collection of all the views and sights in memory, I guess.
Have much fun while doing the second collage, and just take your time with it. Good things need time.
Cheers,
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/3/2007
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Thanks Alicia,
I'm glad you like it!
Andre
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 12/3/2007
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Sinceras felicitaciones, todo premio y distinción, y todo muy merecido!
Una secuencia espectacular!
Felicitaciones!!!
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/2/2007
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Thanks very much Winfried,
I'm glad you like this little set of images.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/2/2007
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Thanks again Nick,
Yes, I will try another one for sure. It takes a little time to put them together, but I enjoy doing them this way. I think the montages have a sort of "greatest hits" feel to them. A good way to wrap up a small project.
Andre
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win. ka
{K:3288} 12/2/2007
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beautiful collection of moments of that race...congratulations, andre!
lg,
winfried ;)
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/1/2007
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Great! It went BIP, as it should be! I can only be glad about that, Andre!
So perhaps that idea about the successor image in a more "aggresive" style could be the right one?
All the best and congratulations!
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/1/2007
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Thanks Andrzej,
I was quite surprised to see those awards show up.
It's nice to get them, I won't complain.
I like the way this one came out. As I explained to Nick, the idea was to capture the fun and excitement of a winter rally. A few people out on a nice sunny day enjoying the fast cars, snow and general good atmosphere.
Andre
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Andrzej Pradzynski
{K:22541} 12/1/2007
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Andre, you've made a splash here on UF with the two recognitions on a day and I'm happy for you.
Woo, it's nice stuff and very on top. I would say this is a great journalistic picture going great with the tene, shooting and great representation of the event
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 11/29/2007
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Thanks Nick,
I'm glad this little collection of images had that effect on you as a viewer. I was trying to put it together to convey a nice relaxed, good time, club atmosphere. Kind of a fun day outdoors sort of thing. It seems like you got that message. I like your idea of doing the same sort of image with bits and pieces of more aggressive images. Maybe a few close-ups with some motion blur. Spinning wheels with mud and snow flying. Odd angles would of course enhance the excitment factor. I might just try that.
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 11/29/2007
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A very nice collection of moments of that race that gives a good impression of the general atmosphere, when many people concentrate in order to partcipate in something of common interest. The collection has a very positive feel, and also conveys that kind of shared enthusiasm and happiness to be there. It has something of a documentary also, much like collections of smaller images that we see on magazines.
Andre, any idea about perhaps making also one with the images rotated and partially covering each other in a some less regular look? I guess it could enhance that look of many singular moments of the fast moving cars.
Nick
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