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Just finished the last day of Blizzcon! And spent the last several hours going through 1000+ photos to arrive at the final 86 -__-
I was lucky enough to have been given a press pass by WellPlayed, which meant that during the day, I wouldn't die of hydration and could run up to the press room for soda and coffee.
But even luckier than that, I was able to help out the GSL with some photography. Indeed, if you watched the end credits of the GSL Finals on Friday, you might have seen this:
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That's me in the third line :DDD
I emailed John (thanks to a tip from Doa!) several weeks prior to Blizzcon, and GSL graciously let me contribute what I could do making the finals as memorable as possible.
In any case, here are photos from Blizzcon at large and GSL Finals in particular.
(The full album is available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nodnod/sets/72157627957222786/with/6271609635/. There are quite a number of photos that aren't embedded in the post because it was getting really long.)
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Tasteless by thedz_, on Flickr
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HE-TOSIS by thedz_, on Flickr
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Select in defeat by thedz_, on Flickr
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John waiting for GSL to begin by thedz_, on Flickr
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Tastosis, the casting archon by thedz_, on Flickr
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Day9 by thedz_, on Flickr
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Chris Metzen by thedz_, on Flickr
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Kennigit by thedz_, on Flickr
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Gom Crew by thedz_, on Flickr
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Excited Artosis by thedz_, on Flickr
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Tastosis groovin' by thedz_, on Flickr
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Tasteless looking fine by thedz_, on Flickr
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Orc by thedz_, on Flickr
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Elf 1 by thedz_, on Flickr
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Elf 2 by thedz_, on Flickr
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Nick says Hi. by thedz_, on Flickr
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MMA in booth by thedz_, on Flickr
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The play area by thedz_, on Flickr
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Zemotion watching MMA kick ass by thedz_, on Flickr
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MMA practices by thedz_, on Flickr
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Tasteless signs by thedz_, on Flickr
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Jeff films Sons of StarCraft by thedz_, on Flickr
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The wide world of APMs by thedz_, on Flickr
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Playing Heart of the Swarm by thedz_, on Flickr
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Gabe Newell waiting for Blizzard DOTA. by thedz_, on Flickr
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The RTS Stage by thedz_, on Flickr
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MVP in booth by thedz_, on Flickr
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MMA in contemplation by thedz_, on Flickr
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Nestea in his booth by thedz_, on Flickr
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Nestea in thought by thedz_, on Flickr
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Dimaga by thedz_, on Flickr
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Mr. Chae by thedz_, on Flickr
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MMA enters the stage by thedz_, on Flickr
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Lee Hyun Joo by thedz_, on Flickr
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They can't believe what they're seeing by thedz_, on Flickr
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Facepalm Tasteless by thedz_, on Flickr
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The GSL Crowd by thedz_, on Flickr
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MMA can't believe what just happened. by thedz_, on Flickr
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Lee Hyun Joo by thedz_, on Flickr
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John by thedz_, on Flickr
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Celebration! by thedz_, on Flickr
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Thumbs up by thedz_, on Flickr
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MMA looks down in wonder by thedz_, on Flickr
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Good bye Slasher's hair by thedz_, on Flickr
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SirScoots offers a toast by thedz_, on Flickr
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MVP cheers as he makes it to the Blizzard Invitational Finals by thedz_, on Flickr
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"Koreans, amirite?" by thedz_, on Flickr
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Absolutely stunning! Thank you for this 
I think I like the SelecT picture the best. It really shows the emotional power this game has on us all.
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nice photos.
I love the last one, lol
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GOM CEO is the ballerest CEO I've ever seen.
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Wow, Gabe went last year too
I am surprised that he goes every year
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Gabe Newell waiting for Blizzard DOTA
Haha wow really?
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On October 23 2011 19:39 Highways wrote:Haha wow really?
He had some kids with them (dunno if they were his), so I assume he was waiting for them to finish with DOTA. Or he's scoping out the competition with DOTA2 coming out soon :p
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Whats the slasher story I heard some bet he lost in State of the game?
NIce pics good q
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Pics are top notch man, I give it 20 out of 10
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On October 23 2011 19:54 vahgar.r24 wrote:
Whats the slasher story I heard some bet he lost in State of the game?
NIce pics good q
Slasher made a bet that if a foreigner won a major LAN tournament with Koreans involved he would shave his head. Which did happen when Idra won the IEM in Guangzhou.
Nice pics really good quality
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On October 23 2011 20:01 Oats123 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2011 19:54 vahgar.r24 wrote:
Whats the slasher story I heard some bet he lost in State of the game?
NIce pics good q Slasher made a bet that if a foriegner won a major lan tornament with Koreans involved he would shave his head. Which did happen when Idra won the IEM in Guangzhou.
Also at Orlando
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Noone tried to take photos of Bisu-Jaedong-Fantasy and JangBi? really?
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On October 23 2011 19:54 vahgar.r24 wrote:
Whats the slasher story I heard some bet he lost in State of the game?
NIce pics good q
He made a bet that if a foreigner would win a tournament with koreans playing in it he would shave his hair. Idra won IEM in china, Stephano IPL and Huk won MLG Orlando, so off with his hair :p
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On October 23 2011 20:02 Kroml. wrote:
Noone tried to take photos of Bisu-Jaedong-Fantasy and JangBi? really?
They were practically impossible to find -- and when found, were mobbed by fans and quickly ushered away.
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On October 23 2011 20:10 thedz wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2011 20:02 Kroml. wrote:
Noone tried to take photos of Bisu-Jaedong-Fantasy and JangBi? really? They were practically impossible to find -- and when found, were mobbed by fans and quickly ushered away.
ok then, it's unfortunate
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Absolutely amazing photos, you are an incredible photographer.
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On October 23 2011 20:10 thedz wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2011 20:02 Kroml. wrote:
Noone tried to take photos of Bisu-Jaedong-Fantasy and JangBi? really? They were practically impossible to find -- and when found, were mobbed by fans and quickly ushered away.
Was that what happened? From the BW section thread it seemed like they were ignored for hte most part except for like maybe 5 minutes per hour. But then again they do seem to think all the fans should get on their knees and lower their heads to the ground when they showed their presence.. Maybe it was misrepresented lol.
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On October 23 2011 20:16 nihoh wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2011 20:10 thedz wrote:On October 23 2011 20:02 Kroml. wrote:
Noone tried to take photos of Bisu-Jaedong-Fantasy and JangBi? really? They were practically impossible to find -- and when found, were mobbed by fans and quickly ushered away. Was that what happened? From the BW section thread it seemed like they were ignored for hte most part except for like maybe 5 minutes per hour. But then again they do seem to think all the fans should get on their knees and lower their heads to the ground when they showed their presence.. Maybe it was misrepresented lol.
Might be a chicken or egg issue. Unless you go out specifically looking for them (which is difficult given the amount of people at Blizzcon), you basically only find them when a bunch of other people also find them :p Hence I think they were crowded, and others who run into them accidentally might not.
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fantastic photos
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The Tastosis picture is just gold.
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On October 23 2011 20:14 qwazar wrote:
Absolutely amazing photos, you are an incredible photographer.
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Fantastic photos by thedz_, on Teamliquid
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Wow these photos are sick! Now I feel silly for the pics on my cellphone...
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On October 23 2011 20:28 Turbo.Tactics wrote:
Wow these photos are sick! Now I feel silly for the pics on my cellphone...
Photos are photos :D Its not the equipment you use, but the memory and meaning you have attached to the photos you took.
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Nice photos. Dat elf especially... D:
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Great photos must have been amazing to be there for the GSL final. I really wished I could have gone it just looked crazy that amount of people the atmosphere must have been crazy
and that photo of select is such a good photo
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On October 23 2011 20:40 andy186 wrote:
Great photos must have been amazing to be there for the GSL final. I really wished I could have gone it just looked crazy that amount of people the atmosphere must have been crazy
and that photo of select is such a good photo
The atmosphere was awesome. I'd rate it better than MLG Anaheim or Columbus. The cheering for MMA when he won was shorter than the one he got at Columbus, but much MUCH greater in intensity.
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wow... the select in defeat photo is just amazing. AMAZING. i love it so much, it captures everything and made me feel the impact of the loss select must have felt =((((((
and tasteless in that first photo.. SO HANDSOME
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The GSL Crowd by thedz_, on Flickr -----> a couple of OSL/MSL champions spotted again. 
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Nice. What gear did you have/use?
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Amazing pics thanks for sharing.
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On October 23 2011 21:18 Ryukku wrote:
wow... the select in defeat photo is just amazing. AMAZING. i love it so much, it captures everything and made me feel the impact of the loss select must have felt =((((((
and tasteless in that first photo.. SO HANDSOME
+1, I felt so bad for SeleCT losing but it a beautiful picture. He really has a heart of a winner! Great photos really captures the moments.
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This is the best topic blizzcon related I saw to ask the following. What happened to Bisu ,Jaedong and Fantasy at blizzcon. What they actually really did there besides watching the GSL finals?
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Someone has the hots for tasteless.
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Wow, those pics are awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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On October 23 2011 21:47 seaofsaturn wrote:
Nice. What gear did you have/use?
I had a Nikon D700 with a 70-200 lens
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Very nice pictures! Now maybe I can just skip on mine? XDDD
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On October 24 2011 03:17 zemotion wrote:
Very nice pictures! Now maybe I can just skip on mine? XDDD
What are you talking about, best picture in the album
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On October 24 2011 03:57 thedz wrote:Show nested quote +On October 24 2011 03:17 zemotion wrote:
Very nice pictures! Now maybe I can just skip on mine? XDDD What are you talking about, best picture in the album
Lol I'm saying I can skip on processing my photos XDD
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Wow those pictures are amazing, thanks a lot!
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awesome photos (= thanks for sharing.
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On October 24 2011 04:27 zemotion wrote:Show nested quote +On October 24 2011 03:57 thedz wrote:On October 24 2011 03:17 zemotion wrote:
Very nice pictures! Now maybe I can just skip on mine? XDDD What are you talking about, best picture in the album Lol I'm saying I can skip on processing my photos XDD
You can process them after you're not sick, don't be lazy >:O
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fuck... select.
he so good and train so hard, why win so rarely?
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Ipl 3 needed that crowd. But it was a badass idea to have the GSL finals at blizzcon. I find it funny at the fact that JP got ignored big time lawl. But awesome pics!
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sick photos, i think i'm in love with the elf girl (so is everyone else i guess ), tastosis pictures are great, but the best one for me is MMA looking down at his trophy and the light reflected in his face.
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F-awesome pics mate, thanks for sharing.
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The tears in the eyes of MMA on that photo (when he just won the tournament...)... Nerdchills .
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Amazing photos, great job!
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Great photos, you should definitely do this in future events.
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Amazing photos !!
You should be hired full fucking time.
Amazing.
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This is your best series of pictures of yet.
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awesome ass pics, good job! thanks
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On October 24 2011 04:38 wDDelete wrote:
Ipl 3 needed that crowd. But it was a badass idea to have the GSL finals at blizzcon. I find it funny at the fact that JP got ignored big time lawl. But awesome pics!
I didn't mean to :/ just turned out that my pics of JP were unflattering or blurry ;_;
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On October 24 2011 05:02 shindigs wrote:
This is your best series of pictures of yet.
Thanks!
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Artosis is so nerdy in every photo of him ahahah, awesome!
Great photos!
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Nice pics of artosis!!! Hilarious fo sho
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Lee Hyun Ju leaving cause she's pregnant?
<3ing the pics
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On October 24 2011 02:58 thedz wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2011 21:47 seaofsaturn wrote:
Nice. What gear did you have/use? I had a Nikon D700 with a 70-200 lens
great photos.how did you held the camera with its 1.5 kg lens kit ?
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On October 24 2011 05:47 ssregitoss wrote:Show nested quote +On October 24 2011 02:58 thedz wrote:On October 23 2011 21:47 seaofsaturn wrote:
Nice. What gear did you have/use? I had a Nikon D700 with a 70-200 lens great photos.how did you held the camera with its 1.5 kg lens kit ?
Force of will and lots of coffee :p
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On October 24 2011 05:12 Seeker wrote:
Lee Hyun Ju leaving cause she's pregnant?
<3ing the pics
That's what I've heard. Not sure if it's confirmed somewhere?
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The photos of artosis are hilarious, even one of the pictures of tasteless has artosis looking ridiculous in the background ^^
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keep up the great works, these are stunning photos ))) I looks at these and i see wonders!!! GO NESTEA, MMA, MVP, MKP (YOUR TURN NEXT) FIGHTINGS!!!
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Thanks so much for posting these.
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Wow amazing photos. I love the last one with Nestea and MVP, you can tell they had a good time that weekend especially with both of them in finals.
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Gaaaaabe Newell. Gaaaaaaaaaabe Newell. Gaben.
I just can't stop chuckling at that Gabe Newell pic. Standard Gabe in his standard red shirt.
Anyways, these pics looks awesome. A lot of desktop wallpaper potential.
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Day9 looking fine!
Seems to have a lost a little extra baggage 
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Those are beautiful pictures.
Also, the girl gamer with the highest APM among all the headsets I can see. :D
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sick pics! I especially like the elf
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On October 23 2011 20:32 thedz wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2011 20:28 Turbo.Tactics wrote:
Wow these photos are sick! Now I feel silly for the pics on my cellphone... Photos are photos :D Its not the equipment you use, but the memory and meaning you have attached to the photos you took.
Well said!
Do you have any pics of the costume winner Adjudant?
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On October 24 2011 11:02 bkrow wrote:Facepalm tasteless made me laugh hehe These are some really amazing photos jumping onto flickr now! Such good quality
Thanks!
On October 24 2011 11:02 Tear388 wrote:keep up the great works, these are stunning photos ))) I looks at these and i see wonders!!! GO NESTEA, MMA, MVP, MKP (YOUR TURN NEXT) FIGHTINGS!!!
Shoulda seen me screaming like a little girl when MMA won that last match.
On October 24 2011 12:56 Starcraft2Radio wrote:
Those are beautiful pictures.
Also, the girl gamer with the highest APM among all the headsets I can see. :D
Haha, yeah, I thought that was awesome. (I'm remembering the color scale correctly, right? o_O)
On October 24 2011 13:23 Elurie wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2011 20:32 thedz wrote:On October 23 2011 20:28 Turbo.Tactics wrote:
Wow these photos are sick! Now I feel silly for the pics on my cellphone... Photos are photos :D Its not the equipment you use, but the memory and meaning you have attached to the photos you took. Well said!Do you have any pics of the costume winner Adjudant?
No, unfortunately I was busy feeding my failing body when the Adjutant was on the costume stage. Plus, I was too busy watching SC2 games :D
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Very nice update from Blizzcon, and great shots! I would love for this to continue from fans at different events, to document them. Great job again!
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amazing photos thank you for sharing
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Awesome pics, their quality is simply outstanding!
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On October 24 2011 12:57 LXR wrote:
sick pics! I especially like the elf
I did too XDD
And I'm just going to put this here (I'm the one that isn't hot):
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On October 23 2011 19:33 GTR wrote:GOM CEO is the ballerest CEO I've ever seen.
Second that!
Also the last picture is pretty awesome
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Amazing pictures!
The "Select in defeat" picture just blows me away. You can really feel the emotions that Select is going through in that picture.
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On October 24 2011 18:35 Grimman wrote:
Amazing pictures!
The "Select in defeat" picture just blows me away. You can really feel the emotions that Select is going through in that picture.
Yes, totally agree ! SeleCT don't worry, you played really well and you even will do better !
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Hahaha that picture of john, oh john :3
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On October 24 2011 18:35 Grimman wrote:
Amazing pictures!
The "Select in defeat" picture just blows me away. You can really feel the emotions that Select is going through in that picture.
Thanks!
On October 24 2011 18:43 RogerX wrote:
Hahaha that picture of john, oh john :3
John was super nice in person :D
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Wow these pictures are super high quality I want to save them all
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Tasteless is a good looking man. No homo.
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awesome photography. I love the he-tosis picture :D
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Great photos, man! Really. Awesome
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ahhhh... I look at this, and I think if a better community has ever existed.
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The picture of seleCT just shows so much emotion. Thanks for the pics!
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EPT
