At long last here they are, the pics (most of them anyways) of the Salon de comic de Benalmadena 09. Due to the number I have they will be uploaded in two batches, the first having made their way online yesterday (if you keep an eye on my flickr you may have gotten a sneak preview of them already!) and the rest will probably find their way to flickr over the coming weekend, leaving only the few stragglers that require that little extra time to make sure their presentable, or exceptionally impressive rather than just cool!
As for the Salon, I'm sure most of the folks have already blogged bout it, but no harm in putting down my own thoughts on it.
This year the Salon (Comicon) Makes its way into its fourth Iteration, and appears to be picking up momentum and supporters by the year!. The main hall was found to be considerably larger this year despite many stalls and presenters having cut back on the "glam" due to the economic downturn. This however resulted in ample space to move about in, making it incredibly easy to speak to and take pictures of the multitudes of cosplayers around. One of the most prominent groups last year also had their stand cut down considerably, Radikal 3D, who understandably chose to spend the majority of their Salon budget on a new book they have published starring Mister Mystery.
(the technical side)
All in all it was good turnout! Especially with the increased number of quality cosplayers this made it a shooting heaven for me, only to be quickly downturned by the clunky Canon Flash System (or lack thereof). Being unable to shoot TTL because of the flash's inability to speak to each other left me going totally manual thanks to my trusty pocket wizards guarantying any kind of off camera light, however having to constantly adjust my manual power on the flash whilst compensating for F stop and balancing shutter speeds so that any outdoor shots would result in a pleasing fill in effect + Highlighting effect without burning out the background (In fact if anything I wanted it in most cases to remain one to two stops below my subject) was an absolute nightmare resulting in over excessive post production (hence my long publishing time). As I continue to use this system more and more, every shot sends me a little more in the direction of Nikon and their lovely CLF system. Something I hope to correct in the coming month. And now for the Images (Batch 1)
En Espanol (esta vez la traduci con el google translator asi que pido disculpas por un espanol malisimo)
Por fin aquí están las fotos (la mayoría de ellos de todos modos) del Salón de cómic de Benalmádena 09. Debido a el número que tengo, se han subido en dos grupos, el primero de ellos ya se encuentra oline(Los que estan suscrito a mi Flickr ya los habran visto :P) Y el resto probablemente se encontraran en flickr duranto los próximos dias, dejando sólo los pocos extras que requieren un poco más de tiempo para asegurarme de que son presentable, o excepcionales en lugar de simplemente una foto impresionante.
Me Imagino que la mayoria ya habeis leido los reportajes sobre el salon, pero bueno aki pongo el mio.
Este año, el Salón hace su camino en su cuarta iteración, y parece estar creciendo cada año! La sala principal era bastante mas grande este año a pesar de los puestos de venta y los presentadores habiendo reducido su "glamour", debido a la recesión económica. Sin embargo, esto dio lugar a un amplio espacio para moverse, por lo que hizo increíblemente fácil de hablar y tomar fotos de la multitud de de cosplayers. Uno de los grupos mas destacados del año pasado también tuvo que reducir su stand considerablemente(Radikal 3D), que, comprensiblemente, optó por pasar la mayor parte de su presupuesto de Salón en un nuevo libro que han publicado protagonizada Mister Misterio.
(la parte técnica no la pude traducir asi que esta arriba en Ingles xD. Al que no le importe si lo traduces dejalo en un Post aki abajo para el que lo quiera leer xD)
