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Taking a nice quick drive up to Henry W. Coe SP. The scenery was quite lovely along the way. This was during my spontaneous stargazing outing at Henry W. Coe State Park, located on the Diablo Range, near the city of Morgan Hill, CA...
*My outing in summary: I left to head to the park just after 7:15 p.m. or so. There was no traffic so the drive was smooth sailing on U.S. 101. Then the road got pretty winding as I traveled slowly and cautiously on E Dunne Ave from Morgan Hill to the Coe Ranch Visitor Center. I even stopped for the views along the road and the sunset was just stunning as if I was seeing it from an airplane. The road was pretty much a one-lane road during the last half of the way. I arrived to the visitor center safely just after 8:30 p.m. Quite a few people and photographers were already situated in and around the area. I then chilled right by the Coe Ranch Campground as skies slowly darkened and the crescent moon set out west. Then once skies got dark enough, I started shooting Comet NEOWISE and the Milky Way (with me in the shots as well). The night sky was absolutely amazing! You don't see skies like this back in the city, let alone be around 2,660 feet in elevation as well and also above the incoming low clouds and fog already blanketing the city of Morgan Hill below. Quite a few people were also here out camping and enjoying the clear, starry skies. I even heard a fellow photographer nearby shooting the Milky Way (and possibly NEOWISE) as well. A group of girls (who were camping) also were observed, fascinated by the skies and they even saw a few shooting stars, which unfortunately, I didn't see or capture on camera. I then headed back to my car right after 10:30 p.m. and did last-minute shots of the Milky Way (with me and my car as well lol). I then called it a night and headed back near 11 p.m. thru the dark and winding road of Dunne Ave... It was a nice mini, stargazing adventure indeed! 'Til next time, stay safe everyone...
(Outing taken place Wednesday, July 22, 2020)
Very quick and easy self portrait to test this light and processing, mainly regarding the eyes.
I found that using window light while standing makes it look like it's coming from below. So I sat on the floor. There is also a window to my back right which adds a nice back or rim light.
In post processing I masked the eyes but left a rim around the edge. I then lightened the eyes slightly and that rim was left darker, which gives it a bit of definition. Some people will paint or burn in that area. I also slightly saturated and sharpened. I'm not sure if my eyes are perfectly in focus.
Then I reversed the mask and desaturated everything else. I also took a few years off by working on the skin a little, mostly with stamping to keep the texture.
Though it was quick, I wish I would have worn a better shirt and pulled it down and straightened it out.
I call this my Zoolander look. (movie)
I like the lighting. Glasses might be a problem. Comments/critique welcome.
Jeff
Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro at f/4.5, 1/8th second
Pattern from Handmade Beginnings book; fabric Architextures by Carolyn Friedlander for Robert Kaufman
Just a quick teaser of what I did on the first day of Poonam and Vishal's wedding.
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Used "A Stitch in Color" fabric by Malka Dubrawsky. That center piece, that looks pieced, is in fact, yardage.
Pick-Quick a local fast food restaurant that is starting to branch out.
Test shots from Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Some quick screenshots from today's sessions at #imagingdays #sonyimaging #profoto
No retouching yet. Straight out of the camera.
very quick applying the Yellow and Green paint onto the white wood, this expresses different brush strokes.
Continuing on with my backlog, we take a quick look at the Tracer Nendoroid, which was purchased for $10 during the EB Game year end clearance event.
I'm not sure when it happened, but somewhere after Tracer was released, Nendoroids went to a smaller box, which quite honestly was too bit to begin with. The old boxes are probably about the same depth, but 2 inches smaller in every other direction.
Tracer is a character from the Overwatch game, specializing in speed and general mobility through motion and short distance teleportation - she's also the official mascot of the IP. I picked up the Figma back in November while wandering the mean streets of Vancouver, so it was nice to get the Nendoroid to complement her. Tracer is built on the action figure Nendoroid body, which of course means articulated knees, hips, mid torso, shoulders, elbows with swivel, rotating wrists, and head. In addition to these standard features, Tracer also features articulated ankles to allow for more natural looking jumping and running poses. There is also one point of articulation on ones strand of hair on the front of the head.
Contents of the box include the figure, three total expressions (neutral, happy, sad), her twin pistols, Pulse Bomb, two additional pair of weapon gripping hands, a bent leg (yes.. ONE single bent leg), a teleporting effect, and the standard Nendoroid stand.
Quality of the paint is your typical Good Smile Company output, which of course means very solid effort.. normally. Tracer's paint isn't bad overall, there are definitely areas where some of the weakest paint apps I've ever seen on a Nendoroid. The various metallic colours on her chest and back are OK, but the white paint applications on her back are definitely mess, and seem almost like they were done freehand with no proper masking. Naturally, work on the face and hair are solid, as are the decals on the shoulders. The large expressive eyes, focal point of any Nendoroid, are perfectly implemented. Build quality also follows suit - I have no concerns or issues with regards to joints, limb length, gaps, or quality of the plastic itself.
Kind of a fast look at this figure, partially because Daylight Savings is killing my energy, but mostly because there really isn't much to talk about here. You don't buy Nendoroids to creating screen accurate battle scenes - you buy them because you want something that is cute and visually appealing, but still appreciate quality in your figures as well as articulation. Strangely weak paint applications aside, Tracer meets all those criteria and overall she's a solid entry into the product line.