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Username: Acontador
Posted 2006-12-11 00:05:31 and read 2663 times.
Well, finally it happened and my 100th picture was accepted to A.net.
Photo © Andres Contador
More that just a self gloss (the picture that turned to be "the one" is not really anything special), I wanted to use the opportunity to thank everybody for all their support during the past months, right here in the forum (as I regularly bored the heel out of you with requests for opinions of mostly bad pictures), and also to the screeners (who sometimes had to endure up to five times the same picture!) and the crew (what an awesome and silent work is being performed every day by the database editors). I may not always agree with the results, but for sure always appreciate you spending most (if not all) of your free time for us photographers!
In paticular, Paul Markman has been extreemly helpful and has volunteered too much of his time trying to show me the dark secrets of digital editing - many thanks Paul and "un gran abrazo"! Also Mick Bajcar has tought me quite some new tricks with PS - you see Mick, your students do learn quickly (at least I try)! And last but for sure not least, I just want to say many thanks to my wife and children for their support - the most important one.
Username: EWS
Posted 2006-12-11 00:09:52 and read 2659 times.
Congratulations..
Just had a browse through your images online and they are fantastic, here's to the next 100! 
Lew
Username: Fly747
Posted 2006-12-11 00:12:20 and read 2652 times.
Congrats Andres.
Ivan
Username: Walter2222
Posted 2006-12-11 00:15:23 and read 2651 times.
Hi Andres, congratulations on your first 100!
Quoting Acontador (Thread starter):
the picture that turned to be "the one" is not really anything special
I like it, though!
And this one as well:
Photo © Andres Contador
Best regards,
Walter
Username: Cosec59
Posted 2006-12-11 00:19:51 and read 2646 times.
Congrats Andres. A nice collection of photos.
Username: Chukcha
Posted 2006-12-11 00:20:04 and read 2643 times.
Congratulations! By the way, it is 102 already 
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The photo in the previous post is my favorite as well.
Oops - that post is not 'previous' any more 
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Cheers,
Andrei
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Username: NIKV69
Posted 2006-12-11 00:48:24 and read 2619 times.
Just went past 100 myself too, good job! 
see ya at 500!
Username: Aero145
Posted 2006-12-11 00:48:43 and read 2619 times.
Congratulations on the 100th pic, here's to the next 150 (250, quarter of 1000)!
Regards,
David 
Username: Ptrjong
Posted 2006-12-11 01:17:59 and read 2608 times.
Felicidados Andres.
Photo © Andres Contador
Photo © Andres Contador
I love these, the Focke-Wulf photo (level or not 
) is one of the best Fw 190 pictures on the site, so it's now in my WWII album.
Peter
Username: Eadster
Posted 2006-12-11 09:01:09 and read 2573 times.
Well done. A great acheivement.
Username: Lanas
Posted 2006-12-11 17:03:14 and read 2521 times.
Congrats Andrés!!! Cheers to your first 100 pictures!!! 
What amazes me, appart from your great pics, is how fast you got plenty of pics accepted. Cheers to you good work and consistency too. 
I hope to see you in Argentina some time. 
Cheers!
Lanas.-
Username: NicolasRubio
Posted 2006-12-11 17:23:07 and read 2508 times.
Congratulations Andres!
Quoting Lanas (Reply 10):
What amazes me, appart from your great pics, is how fast you got plenty of pics accepted. Cheers to you good work and consistency too. optimist
I call it DSLR + L lens
Nah, just kidding... 
Great photographer... Felicitaciones otra vez!
Username: Acontador
Posted 2006-12-11 17:41:13 and read 2498 times.
Hi All!
Many thanks for your kind words - really highly appreciated!
Quoting NicolasRubio (Reply 11):
I call it DSLR + L lens
I have to admit that shooting with a DSLR + L lens is a huge difference when compared to a P&S, but unfortunately that cannot remove heat haze from the pictures (my biggest problem now) and I still have to rely on the "old computer between the ears" for shooting and editing ? !
I am right now waiting at the airport for a flight from SCL to GRU, so plenty of time to give you some stats about my pics in the DB:
- First pic accepted March 11, 2004
- Only this same picture in DB until May 1, 2006
- Between May 1 and December 11, 2006, total 104 pictures accepted
- Of the pictures in the DB, 1 was shot with a Sony P&S, 32 with a Canon A95 P&S and 72 with a Canon Rebel XT (of these 26 with an EF70-200 f/4L USM lens).
And Peter, I think we are going to have to set up a meeting in London at the Imperial War Museum to try to figure out if the FW 190 is level or not - maybe one of the screeners can attend as well, as there are pics from TZ and Tim of the same location in the DB 
!
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Username: Psych
Posted 2006-12-11 18:24:18 and read 2477 times.
Hi Andres.
Very many congratulations from me too.
It has been a great pleasure to get to know you through the site, and offer you what small help I can with the editing. Thank you for those kind words. It must be said you have developed an excellent screening eye yourself, and have much to offer others too.
I look forward to discussing more photos with you soon.
Un abrazo.
Paul
Username: LOCsta
Posted 2006-12-11 18:45:34 and read 2470 times.
congrats Andres!
This is my favorite
Photo © Andres Contador
Username: Frippe
Posted 2006-12-11 21:18:25 and read 2445 times.
Hola Andres otra vez!
Many congratulations. I like your photos too, and I am glad to see that you had such excellent help on the way as that coming from Paul Markman. (He helped me as well when I needed it most and still does.) The best thing is that your own skills will grow very fast now, as a photographer and editor. And how lovely it is to see the nature surrounding your aircraft.
Best wishes,
Frippe
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