Nerdtour 2012 quickie: some tilt-shift fun

I figured I’d try the “tilt-shift” action in the latest Adobe Photoshop Elements, modifying one of my Nerdtour photos.
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Nerdtour 2012 quickie: Yokohama Chinatown

Chinatowns in all big cities are pretty much alike, but the one in Yokohama is very colorful at night, just like most of urban Japan, and much more so than the DC Chinatown. Here’s a prime example:
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Nerdtour 2012 quickie: The shortest train line!

When I was in the station at Takadanobaba in Tokyo, this was the sign I saw above the stairs leading to the platform.
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Katsucon 2013 SuperUltraMega-Cosplay-Photo-Extravapaloozathonorama!

(Okay, it’s not THAT big, but there are a lot of pictures!)
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All Katsucon 2013 photos in one place coming soon!

I hate to do this, but I will have to take a couple of days of not posting to get all the cosplay photos cleaned up and posted to my Photography page. I really appreciate everyone who’s stopped by and seen what I’ve posted so far, and hope that those of you who’ve seen yourself here have liked my crude attempts! I promise some of them will be much improved, once I clean up the exposures and white balance settings (my camera is good, but I’m still learning, so I still have to have some Photoshop help! T.T)

To tide you over till Saturday or Sunday, here are a couple more from Day 1.

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Katsucon 2013: Day 3

Whoo boy, was day 3 of Katsucon ever a wild day! Started off with a whole 3 hours sleep, because there was an 8 AM panel that I definitely wanted to see, followed by picking up my Art Auction winnings, and finishing the day with cosplay photos, photos, and more photos!
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Katsucon 2013: Day 1 (cont.)

Some more pictures from Friday, the first full day of Katsucon. Some are kind of cleaned up, some are still not, but I’m getting there!
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Katsucon 2013: pre-convention cosplay

So, I went to pick up my badge for Katsucon 2013 Thursday night, and managed to catch a few cosplayers wandering the hotel/convention center. I put most of the pictures on a photography page, but I thought I’d share a few in a post.
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