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Dead Master and a Vase
There are two challenges with photographing Good Smile Company’s Dead Master figure for me: the dark outfit tend to blend into the background…and dust. While there’s not much I can do about the latter...
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Rembrandt Aegis
Here’s a shot of Alter’s Aegis with Rembrandt lighting, as well as rim lighting from directly behind the subject. The latter proved to be difficult, because I had to aim the flash gun from 6 feet...
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Tharja with Dead Flowers
I had a vase of some very dead flowers on the dinner table. Before I threw them out, the wife suggested taking some figure photos with them, so here it is! Who better to accompany some gloomy dried-up...
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Neon Barbatos
Winter has traditionally been the season for me to waste money on photo gear and take zero photos. While I managed to avoid buying anything so far, I certainly have not been active in my photo-taking,...
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Nendoroid Isabelle
Isabelle (or Shizue as she is known in the Japanese version of the Animal Cross) is cute. She’s damn cute. I mean, Animal Crossing knows a thing or two to make cute character in order to make their...
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Japan Trip 2019: Himeji
Just as steady droplets of water can eventually wear down solid stone, after two and a half years of “let’s go back to Japan” from the wife, I eventually caved. I thought it was a bit soon to repeat...
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Japan Trip 2019: Osaka & Nara
Even though our stint in the Kansai region was based in Osaka, we didn’t actually do that much here. It all boils down to two places: the Namba district (where Dotonbori and Shinsaibashi shopping...
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Japan Trip 2019: Kyoto
Having been satisfied with out extensive tour of Tokyo on our previous trip, Kyoto is naturally my most anticipated destination on this trip. Yet despite the reputation of the city as a cultural gem,...
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Japan Trip 2019: Miyajima & Hiroshima
After four full days in the Kansai region, we packed up our bags and rode the bullet train to Hiroshima. I really didn’t know that much about the region besides the food, Itsukushima Shrine, the...
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Japan Trip 2019: Kobe & Takayama
After Hiroshima, it was time to head east. The trip had been good thus far — the weather had been mostly cooperative and we had checked off a lot major tourist spot off of the list. From here on out,...
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Japan Trip 2019: Tokyo
As we took our last bullet train ride of the trip back to Tokyo for the last visit leg of the trip, both of us were a bit relieved. Like the end of a school field trip, we made it to the coveted free...
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July, 2020
July has been a good month — well, as good of a month as it can be in a global pandemic. There was a lot less languishing at home, which I am very happy about. This month has seen record-breaking...
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August, 2020
We were less active in August than July, partly because of work, and partly because of a gratuitous time spent on the Xenoblade Chronicles epilogue (a game that slightly overstayed its welcome). We...
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September, 2020
September was a quiet month for photo-taking. I suppose the more time I take photos for work, the less I yearn to take photos for fun, but really that’s just a cop-out excuse. Let’s go over what...
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October, 2020
October was the month for Autumn colours, which is one of the few fun activities that aren’t cancelled. We were determined to get more out of Ontario’s natural treasures this year, so we triple-dipped...
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November & December, 2020
In a typical year, the cold weather alone would’ve been enough to drastically reduce my interest in taking photos. Throw in a covid lockdown on top of that, and all remaining interest to take photos...
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January & February, 2021
On February 21st, my mother passed away from lung cancer. After a difficult seven-month fight, she passed in her sleep in the early morning. As with every other aspect of life, covid has complicated...
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March – June, 2021
Hey folks, it’s been three months since I’ve last checked in. During these 3 months, Toronto went through an entire cycle of partial opening, subsequent lockdown, and back to partial opening. Looking...
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July, 2021
Another month’s now in the bag, and I’m finally back on the monthly schedule! This month was relatively eventful thanks to the first trip I had taken to a major city in exactly two years. But there’s...
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August – October, 2021
Three more months have come and past, and the only notable thing to report was a week-long trip to Vancouver. This was the second trip of this year and most certainly the crown jewel in this year’s...
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