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By: Andre Denis
Copyright ©2005

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Photographer	Andre Denis {Karma:66407}
Project	#16 Poetry in Pictures	Camera Model	Unknown
Categories	Landscape Still Life Transportation	Film Format
Portfolio	From The Archives The Darker Side Cars & Drivers	Lens	Unknown
Uploaded	6/15/2005	Film / Memory Type	Unknown
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Views	969	Shutter
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Critiques	35	Rating	6.09 / 7 Ratings
Location	City - Toronto / Markham State - ONTARIO Country - Canada
About	Another in my old family car series. My dad's 49 Dodge. We pulled over at the side of the road to fish in the little river by the bridge. This image was scanned from an old snapshot. It was cropped a little for composition. Toned and levelled. I softened it a little and removed dust and scratches. The original is interesting alone, but I decided to try this look. Toronto Outskirts 1956

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Andre Denis {K:66407} 11/26/2008

Hi Omer,
I like the 60's and 70's too, but this one is even older. 1949. One of my Dad's first cars.
Andre

Omer Motiwala {K:1704} 11/25/2008

love the 60s and 70s era if we talk about cars !!

Andre Denis {K:66407} 12/21/2007

Thanks John,
I do remember this car quite well. I was about eight years old when my dad owned it. It was built like a tank!
Andre

John-Eric Lemieux {K:3045} 12/19/2007

This is funny we have the same car but 2 different country :) http://www.usefilm.com/image.asp?ID=1386072&CID=7251745
Nice picture by the way
J.E.

Andre Denis {K:66407} 4/5/2007

Thanks for visiting Victor.
Andre

Victor Salas {K:19} 4/5/2007

I like it, a clasic deservbe a nice picture

Andre Denis {K:66407} 6/14/2006

Hi Kes,
This is one of my favourites for a lot of reasons.
Did you read the about?
This is scanned from an old family snapshot. Then I used a little poetic license in Photoshop. I agree, it has a real nice mysterious story kind of look to it.

I went back and took a photo of my current car in almost exactly the same spot. I posted the image in the comments section in a reply to someone else.

Lots of fun with this old image :)
Andre

Nelson Moore [Kes] - {K:20241} 6/14/2006

It's perfect, Andre. Lots of mystery here...there might be someone in the car...a dark figure walking down the road...why did they stop?...
Love the tones.
Kes

Andre Denis {K:66407} 11/29/2005

Thanks for visiting Paul. And for the comments!
It's hard for me to believe that this image comes from a scanned photo that is less than 3x5 inches and almost 50 years old. I could have just posted a straight scan with all the imperfections and that would have had it's own charm. But, I wanted to see what I could do with it. It might not be perfect, but I'm very happy with the results and it is one of my personal favourites.
Andre

Andre Denis {K:66407} 11/29/2005

Mark,
Coincidentally, I take that route to work every workday. I've often thought of reproducing the shot, and just got around to it on Sunday.
Andre

Paul's Photos {K:35235} 11/29/2005

great old photo.. and i love the new shot as well.. excellent

Mark Beltran {K:32612} 11/29/2005

That really is a coincidence It's nice to be able to go back to the same place. There's something sacred in being able to do that.

Mark

Andre Denis {K:66407} 11/29/2005

Hi Mark,
It was the fifties alright!
I'm not 100% sure about the camera. It might have been my dad's Yashicamat 120 Twin Lens Reflex with the standard 80mm lens. I took many shots of family members with that camera, but it probably wasn't me that took this shot. I would have been only 7 years old.
Here is something intresting. It's quite a coincidence that you picked this one to comment on because I went back to this spot just yesterday morning and took this shot. 49 years later, same place, one of my cars.
Andre

49 years later

Mark Beltran {K:32612} 11/28/2005

It really does look like the 1950's. I wonder too, what camera was used.

Ina Nicolae {K:44481} 11/12/2005

Thanks for your reply, Andre, I really liked this image without knowing much about it, it stands on its own, but the personal story makes it so much more appealing.

Andre Denis {K:66407} 11/12/2005

Thanks again Ina,
This one is definitely a personal favourite of mine. This one really is vintage. Scanned from the original and altered slightly in Photoshop. (Sepia etc.) The photo was taken in an area just north of Toronto that is now almost completely surrounded by new development. I have photos of my own first new car in this exact spot taken in 1969. This shot however was taken much earlier 1956 I believe. Dad and I used to park the car on the side of the road and go fishing in the Rouge River. Many of my current photos are withing a couple of miles of this spot.
Andre

Ina Nicolae {K:44481} 11/12/2005

Very nice car and great image - looks vintage. I love the mood: the road, the dark tones. It looks rainy and foggy. Well done!

Andre Denis {K:66407} 6/28/2005

Giulio,
Thank you, The Automobile was my father's. 1949 Dodge. Photo was taken in 1956.
Andre

Giulio Rotelli {K:28441} 6/28/2005

Incredibile! ma che data ha lo scatto? Sembra davvero una foto degli anni 40.
Complimenti

Andre Denis {K:66407} 6/26/2005

Thank you Carlo,

There is a certain kind of beauty that comes only with the passing of time. I hoped that this feeling would show through in this image.

Andre

carlo raingini {K:11977} 6/26/2005

amazing, so beauty... i love it. congrats,

carlo

Andre Denis {K:66407} 6/26/2005

Hi Toni,
You haven't been around much lately.
Thanks for picking one of my recent favoutites to comment on. I really like the way this one turned out. The best thing about it for me is that I can take what I've learned doing this one and apply it to so many of my old family heirloom type photos. And, the bonus is you still get to keep the original.
Andre

Antonia BauerleinSehnert

{K:30599} 6/26/2005

Ew la la! Wonderful vintage photo my friend. Just stopping by to say hi and sneak peaks at UF. Hope to be back soon. Hugs. Antonia

Andre Denis {K:66407} 6/19/2005

Hi Fadel,

I really appreciate your comments. Especially on the older images. I know you have told me before that you think I am lucky to have such a rich archive. A never take it for granted. It is one thing to be able to look at old snap shots and have the memories come back to you. But, quite another much more powerful thing to re-work them in Photoshop and bring out whole new dimensions to them. It's like they are brand new again. When we have company over, I set up a slide show on the pc with a lot of old re-done photos on it and people love re-living the memories.
Andre

Fadel J {K:13974} 6/17/2005

Very beautiful image and tones, having seen the original you definitely did a fantastic work to create the mood you wanted! those images are really priceless!