Pic of the Day : Pocco touch the Sun

pocco touch the sun by esper zero

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1st W.A.R. contest begins today!

As some of you might already know, we are having our 1st competition this month. First off I'd like to thank the bloggers who have mentioned about this in their blog. I hope you guys(and other bloggers) could spread the word again.

For now, I'd like to share some tips to those who would like to join. For the rules & regulations please go to the 'Competitions' tab above.

What's it about?
This is a photo contest. involving your action figures of course. You can use any figures(Barbie dolls or anything associated with that brand are NOT action figures - I will hunt you down it you say otherwise).

Tips
- Don't rush. Take your time. You have almost a whole month to come up with ONE photo. Experiment with different figures and settings. We're looking for an artistic value.
- Quantity doesn't necessarily mean value. Don't put in a whole bunch of figures in your shot(unless you were doing a battle scene I guess).
- Make sure your photo title matches the actual picture...or the very least, makes sense. It does help by giving a brief description.
- Create your own settings. Don't go for just a plain wall for the background. You could go outside and use the buildings, garden, trees OR make your own diorama.
- You don't really need an expensive camera to take great shots. It just makes up 30% of the shot. Most of it comes from your own ingenuity. But if you must insist...you could always borrow one.
- Don't know how to use photoshop to edit your pics? There's always the online photo editor www.picnik.com. Trust me, it's the best photo editor for beginners and it's free!
-If you have any questions, do it in the comment form of this post. Thanks.

I've been a big fan of the pictures available on flickr and it has given me the idea of doing this contest. Below are just some of my favorite photographers on flickr. Have a look at how they've taken photographs of their action figures. Click on the pic or their name to go to their flickr page.

Isaac Renteria (check out his Hitman series...*chills*)

Vader9900 (his G.I. Joe set is the best I've seen)

Soyboy7

Good Luck!!

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Pic of the Day : Konata at the Office

Not my usual choice for 'Pic of the Day' but it was just too damn cute I had to share it.

Konata at the Office by Sasha's Lab
Note from Sasha's Lab: "Konata joined me at the office today and found a spot on the stapler to open her laptop. She spent the day (what else) playing web games. While I worked on reports, she and her web cohorts invaded another virtual country".

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Appleseed: Ex Machina

Remember the G.I. Joe tagline "When all else fails, we don't"? They did fail didn't they? Cobra was able to attack their base and take the Nanomite. Well it should've been "When all else fails, we don't...but if we do, we'll bring in ES.W.A.T!". LoL. (You do know I'm just kidding right Joe fans?? So don't start sending me hate mails).

Appleseed is probably my favorite Anime despite the fact I don't really watch them. That is why ever since I found out that Hot Toys made the snap-on 1/18 figures I knew I had to have it in my collection. The problem was the timing and the cost.
This arrived yesterday and I am very happy with them. They are every bit what I expected and more. They are 5 figures in the series but I needed 10 figures(basically the whole box) of them in order to complete the ES.W.A.T. Landmate.
More pics and a proper review soon. I'm currently busy packing my stuff and cleaning the house because we're leaving in December. That's why this blog has been quiet lately. Hopefully I'll be able to upload some reviews this week. Cheers guys and keep collecting!

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The W.A.R. Competition Update

The 'Competition' tab on this site has been there for quite some time. Well, now is the time. Details on the competition will be revealed soon. For now enjoy the pics I've uploaded here.

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Pic of the Day : El Domo

El Domo by ElDave

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Something for the weekend

I came across these old collection of Hellboy II promo videos. It sure made my day.

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