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May 31, 2006
Fanime 2006
Another year, another Fanime. ^_^
As always, the only reason I attend is to hang out with friends I don't get a chance to see as much anymore... so it definitely was cool connecting with that crew! I didn't get much of a chance to check out much of the con except for the evening events (and my pictures reflect this) because I was so busy working registration... but nevertheless, it was refreshing hanging out in a non-church/fellowship environment. AND not have to worry about any other responsibilities for once! ^_^
I also got the chance to play with my monopod a lot more during the Musicfest and Masquerade! I definitely feel more comfortable with it now, and think it's much more practical than using a tripod for things like this (i.e., where your subjects are not standing in the same place). The monopod seems to give me roughly another stop or so of light with my 70-200mm L IS. Even so, I realize that for indoor sports (like martial arts or even Trish's backflips) I really need to use something faster than f2.8. I already have the 50mm f/1.8 and 85mm f/1.8... maybe when I have money to waste (LOL!), I can get myself a fast L prime with a longer focal length! ^__^
Anyway, I put up 2 sets of pictures: general pictures from the convention (first image/link at the top left) and the few cosplay pics I have (second image/link to the middle right). Oh, and who needs a camcorder or camera with video capabilities when your camera has a high burst/fps?? ^_~
Here's a random animated gif of Trish (who happens to have a full gymnastics scholarship at the University of Nebraska! O_o) entertaining us during a rare slow moment in registration!
Posted by stevelee at May 31, 2006 04:13 AM
Comments
Hi Steve,
I was one of the martial artist performing at this event. I wanted to say thanks for the photos, they came out really great!
regards,
sam
Posted by: sam at June 13, 2006 12:50 AM
Hi Sam,
Thanks for the feedback! Which martial artist are you? I might have more pictures which I can send to you. =)
-steve
Posted by: steve at June 13, 2006 09:31 AM
I was the one performing drunken style in the purple silk uniform. I also did spear too. If you have any more shots, that would be cool!
Great shots, btw. You were shooting with a 30D correct? I was looking into that camera, but I'm saving up for 10D Mark II N. I'm a photographer myself. =)
Anyway, I hope you don't mind that I posted a few of your pictures on my personal blog at www.xanga.com/mindreaction.
thanks again,
sam
Posted by: sam at June 13, 2006 12:44 PM
Ahh, I definitely remember you Sam! You definitely made it easier to capture "interesting" pictures, hehe. I wish I was in the middle or even the other side of the stage - a lot of the shots I got were of people facing the other way...
Ahhh, the ID Mk II N, the king of action/photojournalist cameras! I kept on flip-flopping between that camera and the 5D (since I do quite a bit of wedding/slow event photography)... so decided to get the 30D and save the extra money for lenses! =D
As for the pictures, please feel free to post/share them on your site; I'll definitely look for more of you! Thanks for asking! =)
-steve
Posted by: steve at June 14, 2006 11:38 AM
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