{"id":884,"date":"2025-01-03T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teletraanone.com\/?p=884"},"modified":"2025-01-03T17:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:14:07","slug":"duel-in-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teletraanone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/duel-in-the-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Duel in the Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since September of ’24, I’ve been on a bit of a NewAge figure binge (more on that in a future post). They’re very small, but they have the vibe of tiny Masterpiece figures. Other brands of legends-scale figures are cheaper and more plentiful, but it’s hard to argue with the absolute cool-factor of NewAge products. They’re… elegant, for lack of a better word, in their tiny cleverness and spot-on likenesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So over the holidays, I decided to use a bit of downtime to do some photography, maybe play with a vintage legendary Minolta macro lens (100mm F2.8) I’d picked up for my Sony A7RIV. Thus I found myself lying in the dirt in my in-laws’ yard – much to the surprise of my brother-in-law who stumbled across me and probably thought I’d had a stroke. But I explained that I was just having fun, playing with my toys… which might have been a worse answer than just feigning a heart attack (I’m kidding, he thought it was pretty neat). But despite the gale-force winds and tricky lighting conditions, I got some shots to be proud of. After a little magic in Lightroom, Photoshop, and On1 Photo Raw Max, I ended up with a handful of pics that tell a familiar tale. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Til all are one, collecting is half the battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since September of ’24, I’ve been on a bit of a NewAge figure binge (more on that in a future post). They’re very small, but they have the vibe of tiny Masterpiece figures. Other brands of legends-scale figures are cheaper and more plentiful, but it’s hard to argue with the absolute cool-factor of NewAge products…. <\/p>\n

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