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5th September 2011, 09:30 PM
kup

That Predator pic looks straight from a movie.
6th September 2011, 12:03 AM
Dkaris

wow, thanks heaps guys =]
6th September 2011, 01:18 AM
Vector Prime

@Dkaris - what line of toys is that Predator figure from?

I'm assuming it's quite a large scale figure since the level of detail is unbelievable!

(I want one now :o)
6th September 2011, 02:07 AM
Dkaris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector Prime

@Dkaris - what line of toys is that Predator figure from?

I'm assuming it's quite a large scale figure since the level of detail is unbelievable!

(I want one now :o)

Its the Hot Toys Shadow predator, 1/6 scale. Its an exclusive to one of the Hong Kong toy fairs, a scalper bought the majority but I managed to snag one from a contact. I read that Sideshow (US seller for hot toys) are going to release it in the near future, as well as releasing the original predator seen in the Predators movie (its basically a re tooled design of the original predator)
6th September 2011, 04:13 AM
Tetsuwan Convoy

Quick play while on break at work. Lion-O vs Mumm-Ra

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8402.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8404.jpg

I quite like that first one. The other one would be nicer without all the junk in the background, but I was limited for time. Guess it could be kinda Toy Story-esque:D
6th September 2011, 01:27 PM
Hursticon

I really like those pics Tetsuwan, you get a real sense of movement from them both but I do favour the 1st pic though - Go Mum-Ra! :D:cool:
6th September 2011, 01:30 PM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dkaris

Its the Hot Toys Shadow predator, 1/6 scale. Its an exclusive to one of the Hong Kong toy fairs, a scalper bought the majority but I managed to snag one from a contact. I read that Sideshow (US seller for hot toys) are going to release it in the near future, as well as releasing the original predator seen in the Predators movie (its basically a re tooled design of the original predator)

Thanks for confirming mate - I sorta assumed that it was a limited edition large scale (expensive) figure since the level of detailing on it is unbelievable. :)

Here's my contribution for today, WFC Cliffjumper enjoying the night life and bright lights of the city:

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...9/IMG_7178.jpg
60mm f/5 30sec ISO100
6th September 2011, 03:53 PM
rampagesss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector Prime

Very nice figure (expensive too!), although I think the pic could do with more evenly distributed lighting and his head could be more in focus (since the focal point seems to be his blade weapon, unless that's what you were going for?)

Maybe try playing around with different focal points adjustments?

Na focus point was on his head but it turned out like that still playing around with the camera.
Heres more MGS
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/IMG_0616.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/IMG_0626.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/IMG_0643.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/IMG_0650.jpg
6th September 2011, 04:37 PM
tron07

saw some cute stuffs at other sites.... not sure if someone posted them before or not.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zZKcxQmX2b...vacation+1.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dz2rIJT9C-...vacation+4.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJG457BYJa...vacation+2.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7tEM70TBku...vacation+5.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OM5gXux9to...vacation+6.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Caatqy81Yk...vacation+7.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-usGB8wFsM-...vacation+8.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4aXemCcLna...vacation+9.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nVJb5VpwiR...acation+10.jpg
6th September 2011, 04:44 PM
rampagesss

^^ Holy Crap there awesome!
6th September 2011, 05:19 PM
Golden Phoenix

They are adorable....
6th September 2011, 07:22 PM
gamblor916

Some nice shots, love it!
6th September 2011, 08:40 PM
Autocon

hahah AWESOME!!!!:D:cool:
7th September 2011, 02:17 AM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by tron07

saw some cute stuffs at other sites.... not sure if someone posted them before or not.

Cute Stormtrooper pics - shame that the point of this thread is for photographs of toys that you have taken and not pics belonging to someone else which you have just decided to hotlink from :cool:

Anyways, my contribution for today, Ninja Gaiden's Ryu Hayabusa:

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...9/IMG_7238.jpg
50mm f/5 2sec ISO100
7th September 2011, 06:04 PM
rampagesss

V For Vendetta
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/IMG_0864.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...7/IMG_0844.jpg
7th September 2011, 06:58 PM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by rampagesss

V For Vendetta
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Nice. I particularly like the second pic - V looks very menacing with half his face shrouded by the brim of his hat. :)

Here's some more love for Ryu Hayabusa:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/...637a6512_b.jpg
50mm f/7.1 1/25sec ISO100
7th September 2011, 07:44 PM
gamblor916

Interesting Ryu figure. Who makes it?
7th September 2011, 07:48 PM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Interesting Ryu figure. Who makes it?

NECA - part of their Player Select range.
7th September 2011, 07:56 PM
Decepticon

Oh wow! Those Storm troopers are absolutely brilliant!!! I want more......please :)
9th September 2011, 12:15 AM
Vector Prime

Is she a supermodel, or a street fighter?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/...d444af7d_b.jpg

60mm f/20 1.3sec ISO100
9th September 2011, 08:35 PM
Vector Prime

Guile - The Ladies Man

"Pimpin' ain't easy"

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/...65dd06c1_b.jpg

60mm f/20 0.6sec ISO100
9th September 2011, 10:19 PM
gamblor916

Nice shots VP! How did you get those colours with such a small aperture and fast shutter speed?

Here are some of my shots for the day, Hot Toys Bruce Lee.

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3369/img0973wl.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9610/img0997ij.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3462/img1008oi.jpg
9th September 2011, 11:48 PM
Tetsuwan Convoy

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Nice shots VP! How did you get those colours with such a small aperture and fast shutter speed?

Low Iso speed I would say.

Ok, so after my relative success with Scareglow, and having just recieved my SDCC Lightning Fury Raiden, I thought I would take some happy snaps.

Turns out that the few paint apps on Scareglow make all the difference. The abundance of murky white on Raiden makes it incredibly hard to get the sculpting details on him.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8491.jpg

I even tried with a dark background, but had little success.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8496.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8499.jpg
Luckily he looks pretty frikkin awesome without the lights on.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8500.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8506.jpg

But with the only light source coming from him, the details are still too hard to capture. Afterwards I thought about a far softer lighting and gave it a quick try.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8513.jpg

Which is OK for larger bits, but then the kanji on his sleeve and facial sculpting is still hard to caprture, although better with softer/less light.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...o/IMG_8511.jpg

Any ideas on how to get some reasonable details from this situation. Hmm, I have just noticed though, even to the naked eye, it's a bit hard to see the various bits and pieces details.
9th September 2011, 11:54 PM
Hursticon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector Prime

"Pimpin' ain't easy"

*snip*

60mm f/20 0.6sec ISO100

That's an awesome shot dude, it certainly looks like the equipment you've just bought, like lenses and light tent/cube, have definitely paid off! :cool:
With that caption mind you, it immediately made me think back to this... :D

I miss those days. :p

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Nice shots VP! How did you get those colours with such a small aperture and fast shutter speed?

Here are some of my shots for the day, Hot Toys Bruce Lee.
*snip*

Yours are excellent too Gamblor, no word of a lie man; that last shot looks so incredibly life-like it's insane! :eek:;):cool:
10th September 2011, 09:03 AM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Nice shots VP! How did you get those colours with such a small aperture and fast shutter speed?

I took the pics on aperture priority using my Tamron 60mm Macro lens with low ISO and lots of light (courtesy of light box illuminated with 2x5500k bulbs).

I actually had to adjust exposure compensation -1 due to too much light, so my guess would be the combination of the above. :o

(I've also noticed that the Tamron lens I use has excellent colour saturation when there's an abundance of light, so that could have something to do with it as well)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Here are some of my shots for the day, Hot Toys Bruce Lee.

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Very very nice - that's such an awesome (and expensive) figure - so lifelike.

What settings are you taking those pics at?

Maybe for ultra realistic subjects (flesh coloured), perhaps change the bulbs on your light box for a warmer light to bring more realism to skin tones? (that's if they're the results you're seeking)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy

Any ideas on how to get some reasonable details from this situation. Hmm, I have just noticed though, even to the naked eye, it's a bit hard to see the various bits and pieces details.

My suggestion would be to put the figure somewhere relatively dark (as opposed to well lit) and then use softer light bounced off something aimed directly at the subject.

Play with different angles of light aimed at the figure with a low ISO speed and the camera in aperture priority and adjust exposure compensation accordingly.

The shadows (contrast) should highlight the finer details that you want to bring out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hursticon

That's an awesome shot dude, it certainly looks like the equipment you've just bought, like lenses and light tent/cube, have definitely paid off! :cool:
With that caption mind you, it immediately made me think back to this... :D

I miss those days. :p

Thanks mate.

Lol@links. :p
10th September 2011, 09:48 AM
gamblor916

Cheers guys it's getting there.

@Hursticon: Realism due to the awesome sculpting skills from the guys at Hot Toys.

I love the glow in the dark pics Tets. I think I'll have to break out my glow in the dark toys too.

@VP: I should have known, lighting is everything. I'm still using room lights (fluoro tube blue cast) with a shade over the top, so it looks a bit off. My settings are usually ISO100, f5.6, exposing for 1-3 seconds.
10th September 2011, 09:55 AM
Tetsuwan Convoy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector Prime

My suggestion would be to put the figure somewhere relatively dark (as opposed to well lit) and then use softer light bounced off something aimed directly at the subject.

Play with different angles of light aimed at the figure with a low ISO speed and the camera in aperture priority and adjust exposure compensation accordingly.

The shadows (contrast) should highlight the finer details that you want to bring out.

Yeh, I was thinking I along those lines as well

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

I love the glow in the dark pics Tets. I think I'll have to break out my glow in the dark toys too.

Thanks! I am going through a massive Glow in the dark thing lately, just can't enough of the stuff!!:D
10th September 2011, 05:08 PM
Hursticon

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...-08-ACQ-02.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...-08-ACQ-06.jpg

"I shall call him; Mini-Swipe!". :p:D
10th September 2011, 05:13 PM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

@VP: I should have known, lighting is everything. I'm still using room lights (fluoro tube blue cast) with a shade over the top, so it looks a bit off. My settings are usually ISO100, f5.6, exposing for 1-3 seconds.

Well you need to do something about the lighting then mate (with your fancy lightbox and all, you need to fully exploit it's full capabilities). :p

As for camera settings, do you shoot with a consistent focal length, or vary?

I found that with the standard kit lens, image sharpness and quality varies greatly depending on what focal length (and subsequent aperture/shutter setting) is used (more info here).
10th September 2011, 06:47 PM
gamblor916

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector Prime

Well you need to do something about the lighting then mate (with your fancy lightbox and all, you need to fully exploit it's full capabilities). :p

I'll get around to it :p

Quote:

As for camera settings, do you shoot with a consistent focal length, or vary?

I found that with the standard kit lens, image sharpness and quality varies greatly depending on what focal length (and subsequent aperture/shutter setting) is used (more info here).

I keep it around 50-55mm. I read the linked article, pretty interesting though the range of lens made my wallet cry :eek:
10th September 2011, 08:28 PM
Tetsuwan Convoy

HAHA! Husrti, almost makes me want some Kreo.

Almost ;)

Love the side-riding shot!
10th September 2011, 08:50 PM
gamblor916

Furyu glow in the dark scar predator.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8760/img1012jk.jpg
55mm f8 ISO100 8 secs

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/7361/img1015ar.jpg
55mm f8 ISO400 15 secs
10th September 2011, 09:00 PM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

I keep it around 50-55mm. I read the linked article, pretty interesting though the range of lens made my wallet cry :eek:

Yes... my wallet feels your wallet's pain too :(

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Furyu glow in the dark scar predator.

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55mm f8 ISO100 8 secs

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55mm f8 ISO400 15 secs

Very nice. You captured the fine detail very well.

And to follow up from last night's pic, Guile discovers that pimpin' ain't that easy... not when there's a bigger pimp around... :D

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/...55096790_b.jpg
60mm f/2 1/125sec ISO100
10th September 2011, 09:06 PM
gamblor916

Nice! I'm still amazed by the colour saturation in your shots.
11th September 2011, 12:32 PM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Nice! I'm still amazed by the colour saturation in your shots.

Cheers mate. To be honest, I think it's the Tamron lens I use (it's by far my favourite one for shooting toys) :)
11th September 2011, 04:40 PM
Deceptic_Optic

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/62fcca48.jpg
SEPTEMBER SPRING
11th September 2011, 06:03 PM
gamblor916

Great pic, love the setting :D
11th September 2011, 07:08 PM
Deceptic_Optic

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamblor916

Great pic, love the setting :D

thanks gamblor! i was almost soaking wet taking this photo and the angle is so painful to take. and i was also trying to prevent my camera getting wet. pretty happy with the outcome. btw all of this is none edited all natural except for the signature :o
11th September 2011, 09:22 PM
Vector Prime

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deceptic_Optic

[IMG]--SNIP--[/IMG]
SEPTEMBER SPRING

Very nice shot there mate! Love the natural settings. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deceptic_Optic

thanks gamblor! i was almost soaking wet taking this photo and the angle is so painful to take. and i was also trying to prevent my camera getting wet. pretty happy with the outcome. btw all of this is none edited all natural except for the signature :o

That's dedication for you - suffering for your art! :D

Btw, is it just me, or does Yotsuba's net catcher thingy look like a condom? :eek:
11th September 2011, 09:42 PM
Vector Prime

I can't get enough of taking pics of this guy, so if anyone's sick of seeing pics of him, just say so and I'll stop using him as a subject (maybe) :p

"Weapon of Mass Destruction"
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/...4ddb585d_b.jpg
60mm f/5.6 1/6sec ISO100

"Focused Aggression"
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/...0600d55f_b.jpg
60mm f/5.6 1/8sec ISO100

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