Kollision Con 2012 Photos and Report

I attended Kollision Con 2012 on Saturday and Sunday (24th and 25th of November 2012).  It is a convention in my general area, more specifically it is located in St. Charles Illinois at the Pheasant Run Resort. Edit, here is a video I put together to go along with the articles: Please view this article on photographybanzai.com for technical talk. As you would probably expect, I spent most of my time doing cosplay photography, but I did......

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Spider Sushi Bar Excursion

CVFTA decided to visit another local restaurant.  This time we decided on Japanese cuisine in the form of a sushi bar that has pretty much everything from yakisoba and udon to nigiri sushi and bento boxes. The restaurant itself is easy to access off two well known streets and has a nice atmosphere inside.  They have the bar where the chef does work as well as normal 4-person tables with chairs and 2-person tables with comfy padded seats. ......

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Chicago Chinatown and Dim Sum

I went on an excursion to Chicago with two friends from my area where we met up with another group for a few hours in Chinatown.  We walked around the area for a little while and also had lunch at a Dim Sum restaurant. This Wikipedia page is helpful in understanding more about Chinatown, feel free to check it out. It was my first time visiting here, so I was going in with no knowledge of the place or any real expectations as to what I would......

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Youmacon 2012

It's been quite a few days since I got back from Youmacon 2012 and boy was it insane! I originally scrapped Youmacon from my convention list this year but added it back when a friend asked me to join staff. Although a lot of my time was spent on standby for staffing I did manage to get quite a few awesome photoshoots in this weekend. Here are just a few photos from Youmacon this year: There was a slight inconvenience for some people......

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The Sahara Palace Restaurant in Rockford, IL

I went to a Mediterranean restaurant with a friend to try a place neither of us had been to and to take some food photos. I brought with me the small yet dependable Pentax Optio WG-II camera for some video and photos. The restaurant was nice and simple with a few adornments that fit the theme. If you are curious, the restaurant's website is here: http://www.sahara-palace.com We checked that out before going there to see what was on the menu......

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