The Battle Station

Desk Dairies

12/09/2010

Everyone (Well most people) will have a Desk. This is the story of mine.
I only got my own desk after i moved into my new home in 2010.

Back then it was really plain though!

For my work station setup, i only had a Core 2 Duo and a humble Dell Ultrasharp U2407 WFP.

12/09/2010

As time goes by, more figures piled along and my Display shelf slowly gets filled up.

Camera wise i was still using a Nikon D90 then! It was before my big Mirrorless Change really.

15/02/2011

This was the time when my Mecha Musume Projects were at its Peak. It nostalgia! (You can actually see them on the Table)

This was also the time when i told my friend – “I’m not Otaku” and he kinda threw a picture of my room into figure.fm to prove me wrong.

I also bought the Dell Ultrasharp U2311 as my Secondary Monitor as this point of time and it was before i went into National Service!

18/06/2012

Like how life progresses, my Desk too Progressed.
This shot was taken with my 2nd Hand Bought Sony NEX-5, back then i was testing out if Mirrorless was the way to go (After seeing my peers in WLNF going well with em).
It was also then i bought my Dell Ultrasharp U2711! Awesome screen.

I also changed my Work Station to an 8 Thread Intel i7 with 12 GBs of RAM for Photography Work Flow.

Changed my Keyboard to a Mechanical Keyboard and my Mouse to a Razer Deathadder 3.5G from a Diamondback 3G.

-In National Service!-

30/09/2012

At this point of time, i was really annoyed by the fact that i could not see the figures in the shelf well due to the lack of dynamic range. So i went to read up a little about HDR

And when you apply new Techniques learnt in Photography into your pictures, you get new results as well.

I also moved all my figure boxes out of my cupboard as there wasn’t enough space in the cupboard.

-Still in National Service-

04/11/2012 Night

Experimented more with HDR, this is a 7 Shot Composite and the one above is a 4 shot. Notice the Difference?

At this point of time i was fully into Cosplay Photography and really had quite a few shoots within the span of a few months!

Almost totally neglected my Figurines too! If i recall correctly, i also made the resolution to only shoot Dioramas from here onwards.

I also got my New Watermark! “The Lightning Sign” it was made by my Designer Friend which i met in my new line of work in National Service (Being a Photographer) for the National Day Parade 2013.

04/11/2012 Day

How my Battle Station looks like in the Day.

18/11/2012

Ah! It was this time i bought instant Ramen which as SGD $9.60. Japanese Nissin Miso Ramen… Did not really Taste that good though (Will prefer my Curry Instant Ramen Anytime)

I also Erected my Headphone Rack you can see next to the Singapore Flag for my Headphones to Comfortably Rest on.

And this was just right after AFA. I gained experience as a CREW Member for AFA-Channel during AFA’12 and that Sparked off something which changed my Love Life as well.

Technology Wise, i got my Sony MDR-CD900ST. The headphone used in the Japanese Recording Industry to mix all your Ani-songs. Really opened up some ground in the Audiophile Aspect of my life.

I also bought the Sony NEX-6 the game changer for my DSLR game.

04/12/2012

This was the time when the Sony SLT-A99 was released. I recall fanboying over it super badly! I also bought my LA-EA2 Translucent Mirror Adaptor during this time for my NEX which allowed me to use Cheap Alpha Lenses on my NEX!

I was rapidly expanding my Social Circle during this point of time, going out often on weekends for supper with someone.

This was also the time which i bugged on JoelTng about how much he was saving for our Japan Trip at the End of 2013!

23/12/2012

Last shot of my Battle Station for 2012! Really did not have any mood for Christmas that year. Really have no idea till date!

I was really looking forward to 2013 as it would be the end of service for me in National Service and the year when i finally saved enough to travel to Japan.

09/04/2013

Well, looking back… there have been some substantial changes in my lifestyle back from 2012. Loads of stuff have happened and more waiting to happen.

I have also been put through new lessons in life which i will remember and have to remember as a person.

Well! 2013 is a year i’ve been looking forward to since 2011 and really!

I WANA GO TO JAPAN!!