1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144

[vladykins]

5 hours ago, jenius said:

I'm south of San Francisco (moving to Los Angeles soon). I was well away from any fires but PG&E was cutting off the transmission lines and that impacted a lot of areas far removed from the action.  Hope your peeps managed to avoid bigger headaches than some prolonged down time.

Most are doing well. My BIL is Santa Rosa fire chief, so he's been up helping deal with the Kincaide fire. A few friends who live in RP were just outside the power outage zones and just outside the evac zones, so they've been having other people come to their place. One friend I haven't heard from yet lives in Windsor where the fires have been, so I'm not sure yet if they lost their place.


Moving the show down to LA?

[jeniusornome]

@Lolicon that’s a great comparison shot - I think it does a good job of showing off how nice your phone photos look too, though. 

[sumyumgoy]

Thanks for the comparison shot @Lolicon  I was actually curious about this since I've been lazy and using my phone for my photos.  I need to learn how to use a DSLR as well, there's a pretty clear difference between the two.

[Lolicon]

1 hour ago, jeniusornome said:

@Lolicon that’s a great comparison shot - I think it does a good job of showing off how nice your phone photos look too, though. 

Haha thanks. There's a definite improvement with the DSLR; one of the things about the phone camera (or it may be the fault of the software) is the color balance sometimes gets thrown off wildly and I have do a lot of color correction in post, which was the case in the above phone pic. The DSLR pic I just did a quick auto-color balance in Photoshop.

1 hour ago, sumyumgoy said:

Thanks for the comparison shot @Lolicon  I was actually curious about this since I've been lazy and using my phone for my photos.  I need to learn how to use a DSLR as well, there's a pretty clear difference between the two.

Phone cameras have come a long way and are great tools, but they can't really compare to a DSLR and someone who knows how to use it (not me yet!). 

Still need a better light setup, and better blocking, among other things. 

[sh9000]

I love this filter.

[levzloi]

DSLR's are great, but if you really want to work those images, take only RAW, and get lightroom.  it takes time, but makes a world of difference. 

[Lolicon]

1 hour ago, levzloi said:

DSLR's are great, but if you really want to work those images, take only RAW, and get lightroom.  it takes time, but makes a world of difference. 

Thanks for the tips! I'll get Lightroom and fiddle with it some more tonight. 

[Lolicon]

Modified lighting and used Lightroom. That semi-gloss finish really reflects a lot of light. 

 

EDIT: Some more tests. Definitely need better lights than a couple old desk lamps.

Edited November 2, 2019 by Lolicon

[chyll2]

@Lolicon

are those handheld or used with a tripod?

[Lolicon]

4 hours ago, chyll2 said:

@Lolicon

are those handheld or used with a tripod?

Used a tripod. My hands aren't steady enough to hold a camera that long. 

[sqidd]

9 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Used a tripod. My hands aren't steady enough to hold a camera that long. 

 

[Lolicon]

18 minutes ago, sqidd said:

 

[seti88]

Classic! 

[vlenhoff]

Here are the cheap risers. 5in, 4in, and 3in respectively. You can't even see them on the picture, which is icing on the cake.

I used the 5in under Miria. It took a bit more space than i expected, but it works. 

The 4in riser under Max, and the 3in under Hikkie. The 3in seems a tad too small, but it does the job.

for 10 bucks roughly, I got the effect i wanted. 

Edited October 31, 2019 by vlenhoff

[Lolicon]

On 10/31/2019 at 11:28 AM, vlenhoff said:

Here are the cheap risers. 5in, 4in, and 3in respectively. You can't even see them on the picture, which is icing on the cake.

I used the 5in under Miria. It took a bit more space than i expected, but it works. 

The 4in riser under Max, and the 3in under Hikkie. The 3in seems a tad too small, but it does the job.

for 10 bucks roughly, I got the effect i wanted. 

Nice! That's a lot of valks on one shelf! I might have to pick up a few of those.

A little happier with this Alto shot. 

Edited November 2, 2019 by Lolicon

[Lolicon]

The classics. 

Edited November 2, 2019 by Lolicon

[vlenhoff]

8 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Nice! That's a lot of valks on one shelf! I might have to pick up a few of those.

A little happier with this Alto shot. 

This is why I absolutely love Kawamori designs, The fighter modes are always so cool, and they look like they could really exist. Cool picture BTW! I have failed to join the MAcross F, and Delta wagon. I am already in too deep with the original series and Macross plus.

6 hours ago, Lolicon said:

The classics. 

Hell yeah! Hikkie and his sempai! Ha, I just realized i have none of my Roy currently on display. I've been selling some extras I have, but I still haven't found my Roys. They are all in boxes from the last time i moved, and.. it is a box pyramid basically. i have a Roy in nearly every scale except for HMR. Maybe i should snatch Roy Hi metal Jo3l's is currently selling, but i don't know if getting a proper HMR would be better. The HMR Roy is too expensive for me though. Meh, I don't have to have a Roy in every scale, do I? Tough first world decisions. 

Edited November 1, 2019 by vlenhoff

[sqidd]

5 hours ago, vlenhoff said:

This is why I absolutely love Kawamori designs, The fighter modes are always so cool, and they look like they could really exist. Cool picture BTW! I have failed to join the MAcross F, and Delta wagon. I am already in too deep with the original series and Macross plus.

Hell yeah! Hikkie and his sempai! Ha, I just realized i have none of my Roy currently on display. I've been selling some extras I have, but I still haven't found my Roys. They are all in boxes from the last time i moved, and.. it is a box pyramid basically. i have a Roy in nearly every scale except for HMR. Maybe i should snatch Roy Hi metal Jo3l's is currently selling, but i don't know if getting a proper HMR would be better. The HMR Roy is too expensive for me though. Meh, I don't have to have a Roy in every scale, do I? Tough first world decisions. 

Yes, you need a Roy in every scale. Three of each. It is known.

[vlenhoff]

Well, I do have Hikkie, Max, Miria, and Brownies in every scale. Actually 9 1/48 Brownies to be exact. (Most of these MISB with both armors)(some of these might be on sale soon)

I'm really tempted about getting that HM Roy from No3L, but I must be careful with my money right now...

You are not* helping, @sqidd!

Edited November 1, 2019 by vlenhoff

[sqidd]

5 minutes ago, vlenhoff said:

Well, I do have Hikkie, Max, Miria, and Brownies in every scale. Actually 9 1/48 Brownies to be exact. (Most of these MISB with both armors)(some of these might be on sale soon)

I'm really tempted about getting that HM Roy from No3L, but I must be careful with my money right now...

You are not* helping, @sqidd!

I'm totally helping!!!!

This probably helps.....right?

 

 

[Lolicon]

Can never have too many Roys. 

[vlenhoff]

5 hours ago, sqidd said:

I'm totally helping!!!!

This probably helps.....right?

YOU EVIL CREATURE!!!! That's a SWEET trio!

BTW, i was browsing Mandarake, and this happened!

BTW @Lolicon, I thought the saying was "you can never have too many Stormtroopers" I think those would be the Brownies! Gah, you make me want to get a Roy.

[Saburo]

[Lolicon]

12 hours ago, vlenhoff said:

YOU EVIL CREATURE!!!! That's a SWEET trio!

BTW, i was browsing Mandarake, and this happened!

BTW @Lolicon, I thought the saying was "you can never have too many Stormtroopers" I think those would be the Brownies! Gah, you make me want to get a Roy.

I've never heard that saying before, but you should totally get that Roy and a few magic brownies. 

1 hour ago, Saburo said:

Ah I love checking in and seeing Saburo's name on the forum last posted, since it'll be something good.You even color corrected the oversaturated blue.

[Lolicon]

Hi Metal R VF-4 Lightning III

[valkfighter]

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Awesome pose @valkfighter!!!

[sqidd]

Agreed, nice stuff @valkfighter

[Lolicon]

7 hours ago, valkfighter said:

The Yamato VF-1 still looks amazing after more than 10 years. 

[sh9000]

Edited November 3, 2019 by sh9000

[Ignacio Ocamica]

15 hours ago, Lolicon said:

The Yamato VF-1 still looks amazing after more than 10 years. 

Yes, and I think I still prefer it in battroid mode over the Bandai DX. The Yamato has a nice curved chestplate.

[Saburo]

On 11/1/2019 at 10:06 PM, Lolicon said:

I've never heard that saying before, but you should totally get that Roy and a few magic brownies. 

Ah I love checking in and seeing Saburo's name on the forum last posted, since it'll be something good.You even color corrected the oversaturated blue.

Thank you @Lolicon, you are too kinda. I know I have had quite a few boring posts. ice shots to everyome!

 

Great shots everyone!

Edited November 4, 2019 by Saburo

[Saburo]

Roy

[vlenhoff]

On 11/2/2019 at 8:45 PM, valkfighter said:

Yeap, you got to love the Yamarcadias 1/60!

3 hours ago, sh9000 said:

This pose is straight out of a poster i've seen somewhere. Good job!

[valkfighter]

same pose another angle