Walking around the University the other day I found a girl crying and asked her why was she crying. She told me that she was lost but her set of clothes hided something else, it was nothing I had ever seen especially with an aqua green hair. We walked around for a bit, grabbed something to eat and I managed to cheer her up, it looked like I had fallen in love with the girl that I had met a couple hours before in the stairs of the University library. She thanked me for everything and she said to me that she had to go to find her way back, I asked if she wanted to stay with me but she denied it with a soft nod and a small smile, a strong wind came out of nowhere and when I looked around I was completely alone, never managed to ask her name but then everything became clear when I opened my eyes and looked up staring at the blue sky and whispered her name … Kotona Elegance.
Sorry for the long delay in making a new post but I’ve been really busy in this last month, the weather wasn’t really good like you’ll notice from a couple pictures (lots of clouds and then the sun completely got covered) and I’ve been feeling a bit down (not sick) with personal affairs wich managed to bring me down really good and that’s why I haven’t posted in a long time.
Kotona Elegance is a character from Zoids Genesis and this version of her was designed by Tony Taka one of my favorite artists, you may also know his work from figures like the Shining Wind series. I completely fell for her when I saw her first appearance on the web some months ago, quickly tried to make my pre-order but only managed to pre-order her in late December and only got her in the end of April.
As you can see in these first three pictures the sky was really cloudy with dark clouds so it was hard to get a bit of sunshine but the next day the weather got a whole lot better.
Here the weather got a whole lot better which means more sunlight ^_^
The face is adorable.
I like her pose from this view π
Looking at the town from above.
Protect the flag with honor Kotona π
The rest of pictures will look similar to the previous ones but there aren’t many angles where you can pick and work.
These ones were to try using flowers as background but I had to put myself and the figure in an awkward position, thankfully she has a large base where I can pick freely some areas and put her in an “airing” poses.
Here is the original picture from Tony Taka, you can find more pictures if you search his name here, search with the words Tony_Taka and you’ll find his work, watch it because some pictures are NSFW.
Next one is Akatsuki Mishiro from GSC Shuraki line, hope that I don’t take to long in making a new post.
A nice figure for sure despite our difference in preferences, heh. She looks really quality with no obvious imperfections that occur so frequently with mass produced figures.
And much as you didn’t seem to like the clouds, I actually like the shots with the clouds in them, do you use a reflector when you shoot? Maybe that might help get more light onto her face for those cloudy days as there still seems to be ample light =) But I wouldn’t know really, since I’ve never gone outdoors ^^;
OMG those pics are AWESOME ! way better than mine , great job !
and great choice about buying her , she’s indeed great π
you seems to have a beautiful view with a beautiful blue sky … i’m jealous , i can only see house and road everywhere … and gray sky ’cause it sux :p
i would love to take pics of my figs outside but people would look at me π₯
i hope you’ll feel better soon , i was wondering why you were not updating anymore π¦
take care π
lovely shots! i love the ones with the clouds. ^^;
AWESOME PICTURES indeed. Like the way you put her against the sky as a background.
I have yet to get mine, argh. I saw her in a local shop that I seldom go to, and contemplated it but still…I have a membership with the one I normally go to, but now I do not know if I should just get her and forget about the normal one since she has not even arrived there.
Need Kotona! >_<
REAL NICE!!!!! I WANT THIS FIGURE!!!
COOL PICS!!!!!
I want to do outside shots but never tried!!!
Never liked Zoids that much but this figure is real nice!!!!!
Hope you feel better soon!!!
While on T2 artwork all look ok, the space between here eyes is too large on the figure in my opinion.
So, from some angles, she really looks strange to me π
Otherwise, this really seems to be an excellent figure with gorgeous colors.
It is good to have some cloud in the sky, and not only full blue one ^^
Or like in the 10th picture (which is awesome!) a look out on horizon.
Lovely mix with flowers too hehe π
It seems that everybody prefer the ones with the clouds, well I’m not against the clouds, I like shooting with clouds because it gives another view of the picture but the problem with clouds is that when you are shooting sometimes the sun will get covered and then there’s barely any sunlight to “light” the figure.
@shino: No I don’t use reflectors, I simply put the figure in the balcony and then start shooting, because I don’t use a tripod nor do I have the time to pick up the angles because the sun might be a great help but when its strong and hot like hell you want to get your figure out of there asap.
@james: For me outside shots are better than indoor ones unless you create a set with a light game and with some good props.
@rin: Well I didn’t buy her because she’s from Zoids, actually I never even seen Zoids, I only bought her because I like her design. I can only do outside shots because I have a “big” balcony ^_^.
@lu-k: Of course clouds are good but not when they cover your main source of light, that’s the only thing I have against clouds but a week ago the sky was completely clouded and so the pictures wouldn’t come out good. Yeah the flower ones came out better than I expected after a few tweeks with adobe lightroom π
Gorgeous photos.
wow, lovely photos. I especially like the ones of the pure blue sky and the background of flowers
Nice pictures… she is gorgeous, and your photography skill makes her even more attractive.
hooo, very nice shot!
love the sharpness and the blue sky π especially the one with clouds π
Your outdoor shots are the best. I agreed, don’t bother me about it ;P
As Danny would probably say; “Nice eyes.”
@Danny: Thx.
@beamknight87: I like all ^_^.
@lsio: I’m pretty much a noob at photography but I’m learning more about it.
@ron~: The ones with clouds could have been better if the sun wasn’t so weak on that day.
@Shin: Yes she has nice eyes XD
Lovely figure with lovely shots.. the flowers in the background are a bit distracting? π
wow wow. i love how you impose the sky as your background. really fitting with kotona’s colours. just so beautiful shots which i never can get. ;_;
Cool! Shot 2556744600_a778a750e5_b.jpg has the best exposure and overall radiosity. Very nice capture! And nice angle of the pantsu.
The ones with the clouds are nice but i think its funny that in the others there is like nothing at all ^_^. She looks very well made, all plastic and shiny like.
I imagine you got her because of her design i suppose you never watched or probably doesn’t like zoids it’s ok. I myself love zoids grew up with the portugues line zoids 2 and i still collect takara tomy’s originals and kotobukiya’s zoids..
No I never did watch Zoids. Basically all the figures I buy are based on design and not on the character itself, some I know and like others are based only on design.