Captain, the hard drive failure has been contained, and we can resume normal blogging speed.
Kratos, according to Wikipedia is:
Kratos is the fictional protagonist of the God of War series. The character first appeared in God of War, released in 2005. In this game, Kratos is on a quest for revenge, a theme continued throughout the God of War series. The series has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand, appearing on both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, with a PlayStation 3 game in development.
This particular figure was made by NECA Toys.
Since I've never actually played God of War, I don't have much more to add (Although if I sell enough books, I could afford a PS2...).
I wanted to try something different with Kratos that built off of what I learned from Jaganatha and using the flash. Placing the figure right in front of the window, I triggered the flash, completely surrounding Kratos in light.
Taking him into Photoshop, I used my lab color tweak to make his colors pop and painted his eyes. Duplicating the layer, I added a radial blur to the background in order to have light spilling over him.
I have to confess, I am really excited about this figure (despite his soft joints) and can't wait for the sub zero temperatures to subside so I can get out and take more shots!
THIS! IS! EXIF!
| Camera: | Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi |
| Exposure: | 0.005 sec (1/200) |
| Aperture: | f/5 |
| Focal Length: | 50 mm |
| ISO Speed: | 200 |
| Exposure Bias: | 0/3 EV |
| Flash: | Flash fired |
| Orientation: | Horizontal (normal) |
| X-Resolution: | 72 dpi |
| Y-Resolution: | 72 dpi |
| Software: | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows |
| Date and Time: | 2009:01:16 12:47:26 |
| YCbCr Positioning: | Co-Sited |
| Exposure Program: | Aperture priority |
| Date and Time (Original): | 2009:01:16 12:56:05 |
| Date and Time (Digitized): | 2009:01:16 12:56:05 |
| Shutter Speed: | 500948/65536 |
| Metering Mode: | Pattern |
| Color Space: | sRGB |
| Focal Plane X-Resolution: | 4433.295 dpi |
| Focal Plane Y-Resolution: | 4453.608 dpi |
| White Balance: | Manual |
| Compression: | JPEG |
| Image Width: | 3888 pixels |
| Image Height: | 2592 pixels |
Be good,
-Dave
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3 Reply to "Kratos, God of War"
David A Price on January 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM
HA! Nice plug. Stan Lee would be proud.
Great image.
I luv God of War 4 on May 25, 2009 at 10:50 AM
El, great shot. Good thinking to shoot it against a bright background.
Christine Dominguez on December 5, 2023 at 6:16 PM
I enjoyed reaading your post
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