Smithy's Feed Releases for February 2010
2010 February
Flower macro photos
After showing photos of some red roses taken with the macro zoom setting of the Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens I recently bought, thought to show a few flower photos taken with a full fledged macro lens, the EF 100mm f/2.8 macro USM lens.
A...
The desire of Kinoshita Hideyoshi
In light of carefully having examined the content of the past episode of “Baka To Test To Shoukanjuu” I can only submit a heartfelt objection to the current course this series has taken.
Surely you all must have been shocked too upon seeing the appal...
Kagome C77 doujin ‘Yoke of the Damned’
Do realize that Comiket 77 is long past but still wanted to mention the ‘Yoke Of The Damned’ doujin by artist Kagome of whom also showcased the terrific C76 “K-ON!” themed book ‘Jangling Automation’ before.
This time, Kagome (籠目, homepage, Pixiv) c...
So-Ra-No-Wo-To 8
Perspiring, Kanata sits tensely in front of the 1121st platoon’s emergency phone, the table in the dimly lit room filled with empty bottles and other assorted things, a pile of soaked laundry rests in the corner. How did Kanata get into this predicam...
Gofu’s So-Ra-No-Wo-To sketches
Had been a while since I visited Gofu’s website, was glad to see the artist seems to have taken a liking to ‘So-Ra-No-Wo-To’ and created several excellent sketches of the cute girls from the 1121st platoon.
Especially like this black and white illust...
Red Roses
After picking up the Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens yesterday, off course my fingers were itching to try this new lens out.
Next to snapping a few random photos to verify the lens operated well, soon set my sights on a small bouquet of red...
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens
Although there’s still much for me to learn and discover in photography, lately felt the default EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens that came with my Canon 450D was lacking in terms of performance.
While the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens I have ach...
Japanese manga loot
With the second volume of Amano Kozue’s latest manga “Amanchu!” having been released last week, couldn’t pass up on acquiring it after having enjoyed the first volume of this terrific manga.
As I also got the original Japanese release for “Aria” volu...
So-Ra-No-Wo-To 7
The night is set ablaze by the flashes of cannon fire as a heated battle rages on in the wasteland of mankind’s once great cities. Terrified, Felicia nonetheless performs her duties as a gun loader, guided by the voice of her captain as their lone ta...
Valentine cookie and rose macro
With the Valentine’s day festivities yesterday, felt like sneaking in a macro photo when I saw the heart shaped cookies and roses, so made a quick composition before the cookies were devoured.
Just a simple shot made with my Canon 450D and the EF 10...
Backup with Robocopy
Considering my main computer stores important data such as documents, mail, music and more on its single Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB hard drive with a 600GB data partition, having a backup is essential.
Having tried the built-in backup function when I...
The despair of Kinoshita Hideyoshi
Barely had I recovered from last week’s episode of “Baka To Test To Shoukanjuu” which brought us not merely hilarious scenes but great fanservice with Hodeyoshi, that this week’s episode delivered nothing less than a fatal blow by featuring the gree...
The Ace of ace is here
Released at the end of January, Alter’s 1/7 scale figure of Nanoha Takamachi from “Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS” in her Exceed mode finally arrived on my doorstep today after being stuck at customs for two weeks.
Like Fate, Nanoha comes in a...
So-Ra-No-Wo-To 6
Tidying her hair, Kanata is looking forward to spending her off duty day visiting the flea market in town. Seeing the girl’s enthusiastic smile, Rio asks Kanata if she plans to buy herself something using the very first paycheck she received the day...
Daring Sacred Blacksmith dakimakura
While browsing various online stores last week in search of one that still had the “K-ON!” Azusa nendoroid available for pre-order, spotted a large add on the Hobby Stock site for a hugging pillow cover featuring Lisa from “The Sacred Blacksmith”.
Ha...
K-ON! Nendoroid and Figma frenzy
Barely did the Good Smile Company Azusa Nakano nendoroid figure open for pre-order yesterday morning at the usual online stores that the reservations closed and she was marked as sold out.
A few weeks ago Max Factory surprised everyone by announcing...
So-Ra-No-Wo-To 5
Inside the Takemikazuchi’s command module, the five soldiers of the 1121st platoon are holding a training exercise to hone their skills as a team to control the complex tank.
Having destroyed the enemy unit displayed on the tank’s training mode scree...