アキバ撮影
先月BBCのアキバ撮影の時の写真数枚をピックアップ。Shibuya 246さんところでもっと見れる。
アキバブログさんでも紹介されている。
Good Smile Racingシールが似合うぜ。
BBC撮影陣集合写真。
プリンセスラバー見ていない。
他の取材って何でしたっけ？
ヘルメットの後ろのでっかいギャップは気になる。
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Princess Lover? Nah... it's your typical harem oppai anime of the season. If you just with to pass time literally ou can give it a shot but if you aim to pass time or enjoy your leisure then you can go an choose the other anime titles released for this season such as Bakemonogatari etc.
Looking forward to this BBC media coverage ^_^
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I take it I'm not missing a lot by skipping out on Princess Lover.
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Not much at all, although people need to watch the underdog of the season, Element Hunters!
Terrorist ? =)
Element Hunters ? Is it the Chemistry-For-Kids one ? >_<
And yeah, Princess Lover.... not missing much there, go for Sora no Manimani !! <3 *Stares @ Sky*
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Bakemonogatari - best ED of this season.
Otaku!, Full Sail Recording Arts Student
Either Bakemonogatari, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (which has been ongoing), Valkyria Chronicles, Spice and Wolf 2, and Canaan!
All great shows that have been airing the past season.
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where is your left dropbox danny?
the big gap at the back of my helmet is normal. I have it as well eventhough my helmet's opening is very small it just fit my head in nicely.
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Do you have photos of your helmet gap?
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Saw that K-ON ad the other day and thought....where Azunyan?
Also, I admire your courage to go out in armor so often. I admit it was fun the few times I did it but it was only to the midnight showings of the prequels. Don't know if I could do it in Tokyo. ^^;
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hey that's right, where is Azyunyan?
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The gap between the leg, I mean helmet is normal, otherwise our head couldn't even fit in. I have a sponge in the helmet too, without it my (optical) eyes will be crushed by the glasses...
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lol
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Looks like Ritsu is watching Danny and being a little intimidated by him, while the other girls are posing in the picture. :P
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haha! i noticed that too. actually mugi also looks a bit concerned too.
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I have yet to watch Princess Lover, also looking forward to the coverage.
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Princess Lover is on my backlog - farout, im so behind in watching anime since i picked up a job
Get some sort of striped pantsu pattern under there - Blue striped neck warmer... or something
C.E. Student
The helmet is normal. You shouldn't be worried so much by it.
Instructor
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You reminded me that I hadn't uploaded the few photos I took of the meet up:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuponjr/sets/72157622424336362/
Very interesting meeting other members.
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Hmm... how come some of those pictures look so vivid?
I have a digital SLR and I can never night shots that look like that. Is it the quality of the camera or is it the skill of the operator?
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Depends on what you mean by vivid.
A good exposure + correct color balance usually makes the shot (along with any needed adjustment in post). And a fast lens and a sensor that handles well low light situations might help as well.
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*color balance -> white balance
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If you're referring to my photos, then it's the way I process my images, infact I'm so lazy I've used tweaked one of the pre-sets, and batch process to automatically correct lens distortion, up contrast and apply moderate sharpening.
If you want to achieve that sort of look, then I would recommended shooting in RAW and then post processing your images.
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The lens is the most important part of the equipment. I have a Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens which excels in low light. It really likes neon and white stormtrooper uniforms ^~__~^. The lens cost me about $600 but has been well worth it. The camera cost a bit more and is a Nikon D700.
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I've never heard somebody saying slow glass like f/4.5-5.6 without VR is excelling in low light :-O
In your setup, the D700 on program mode is the reason for the pictures at low light instead of the lens as it's full frame sensor is more sensitive to lower light conditions and it can get away with the high ISO's without getting grainy.
If you really want to be impressed, get the 24-70 f/2.8 or the 100$ 50 F/1.8 if you can live with not being able to zoom in (or out for that matter) both lenses *way* exceed in sharpness and color reproduction than the 70-300 >_>
If you must have some crazy zoom, than go for the 70-200 2 f/2.8 VR2 (The added VR gets you 3 stops better performance so that's effectivly f/1.8)
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I have been looking at the 24-70 f/2.8, but the cost is $2,000. Is this the one you mean? I thought maybe a new lens may be coming with all the talk about a D3S and possible D700S or X.
The standard lens I got with the camera 24-120mm really put me off as the quality was not good. I almost took the camera back. When I got the 70-300 the quality of the photos changed like it was a new camera. So I figured the choice of lens was most important.
I will try a few more lenses like you suggested. thanks
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I should add, the reason I bought a Nikon DSLR instead of the Canon 5D was because I saw Danny's commercial. Hope Nikon keep supplying you with lenses and kit Danny (or me ^_~). My buying the camera is evidence of Nikon's success from your marketing campaign with them.
Instructor
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so it was a 70-300! I was under the impression you paired had paired your D700 with a 24-70 or 70-200.
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I'm sure the helmet problem can be solved with some black cloth, drooped in the same was that those hats do. The ones that protect the back of your neck. Looking forward to the BBC coverage of Danny!
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I think first time i'm seeing branding on your storm trooper costume.
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
princess lover is just a harem oppai anime, but the story takes a different approach from the game (plus the anime does not really choose a girl out of the 4).
For that helm, probably the best way to close that big gap is by stuffing it with some cushion-like material, so you can more or less still look up. will definitely wring more sweat out of your head, though. well, never tried it, just guessing. And my logic tells me it's still not possible to cover the hole completely :)
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Have you ever considered wearing contact lenses to go with the helmet Danny?
Graphic Designer
When's it on the beeb again?? damn my puny brain power.
one day - - i will be there too ....
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Tough being a tropper I'd say.
Tertiary Student ２年生
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trooper* i mean.
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
The helmet does look strange...
College Student
In regards to the helmet, I think it is because of the large undercut on the back of the helmet, plus the sponge at the top. The way it would have been originally padded would have been with a ring around the crown of the helmet. It may not be as comfortable, but it was the stunt version. (stunt= undercut, hero= no undercut.)
Maybe you can have two helmets, stunt helmet for dancing like a loony, and a hero helmet for just flat out scaring people during meetings.
with the big gap in the helmet, a big underarmor logo appears =p
when does the bbc showing show?
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I think it was already aired - me have not seen it.
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you appear to be slowly gaining stickers? Troopers-in-Need? "Find us a new regiment!"? :P
Professional Slacker
could be thinking too much about your helmet in comparison to the movies. if its the original cast used then its possible that there were few or no scenes where the back of their heads were seen and even if they were you have the whole "Hollywood-fix-all" thing. as for getting it how you would like it white foam would work or you could try to find some flexible white hose and see if you could make it glossy like the rest of the helm. or do both use the foam inside and use the glossed hose on the bottom(visible) part.
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I still havent watched K-on.OTL
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Princess Lover is good (I mean the story) the animation is a bit....bad and It's full of censors.... -.- but I still watched it because I liked the story and the girls are adorable specially the maid ^^.
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
I liked the blond lady he meets and has a awesome sword fight with....I've forgotten the names =3=
Hospital supply manager and Gundam pilot in training
The first picture is truly epic!! I hope on my third trip to japan I'll be able to get a glimpse of the Tokyo Dancing Trooper! ( and have a chat with Danny and other members too...) I haven't finished K-on yet... Just saw the first two episodes. Is it that good? Short animes are usually better than long impossible filler ones. Nippon banzai!
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I too am in Tokyo soon (in two weeks!!!) and I hope to see Danny...wish he was REALLY organised and would post up when he is doing appearances so I can see if it coincides with my three days in Tokyo
Student
Some very nice photos there. The second one I like a lot.
Looks like there are lots of skilled photographers around for me to learn from :)
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Regarding the Stormtrooper helmet, you either have a small head or else your helmet needs extra padding, Danny. I have the Airwolf helmet and it has the same problem. My guess is that in the 70s and 80s everything was BIG and bulky.
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I saw the first episode of Princess Lover at a convention two days ago and enjoyed it. I'd watch more, as harem fanservice anime are my favorites.
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waiting the uncensorship dvd of princess lover ^_^
Student
Storm Trooper is the real fifth member of the Keion-bu? :o
About Princess Lover, you're not missing out on much, typical harem anime, lots of censored fan service, etc. Also the animation is kinda 'wonky' at times throughout the show.
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Hmm I've seen some pretty poor reviews of Princess Lover. Still need to find out for myself if it's any good though ^^
And I just noticed the art style is just like Shugo Chara.
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Really good photo with the K-On! Girls ^^ and I also want to see the BBC coverage.
???Confused???
Don't worry about the gap Danny, the front is your good side anyway...or you can wait for the Iron Man armor to arrive...I've wanted to watch Princess Lover, but have many others to catch up to first...might as well just wait for the DVDs...
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I don't recall this game being drawn by hiro suzuhira... was it?
Alchemist in training
Its nice to see Pictures Of Akihabara again .
No Azu~nyan T_T
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I didn't know. I would like to be there and shot some pics :)
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Wow, it's been a month already since the filming event, time sure goes so fast. I can still remember that day very clearly ^^;
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That Good Smile Racing emblem looks good on your armor :D
Now just need to add nekomimi and twin tails on your helmet and you're all set to join After School Tea Time!
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The loom on Ritsu's face cracked me up.
'Wait, what is this guy doing here?'
so darn funny xD
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Look at Risu eyeing you there XD It's perfect!
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Well, the pictures dont show it, but I think Akihabara is more crowded at night. ;)
Programmer
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Student
I see what you're trying to do here...next you will be on Oprah and then you will be well on your way to dominating the world!!
(Can I be your monkey boy?! ) (^_^)
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Princess Lover doesn't sound that great ^^;. Shall stick with Cross Game
Otaku Student
danny so cool XD. But K-ON!! IT ROCKS!!!
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Cool!!
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Lol @ K-On! XD