Kyle NishiokaKyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog A little tech, photography and social media ramblings Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:29:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 First Friday – April 2012 http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/04/14/first-friday-april-2012/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/04/14/first-friday-april-2012/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:29:42 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=899 Continue reading →]]> Better late than never. I caught two fashion shows two weeks ago at First Friday. Work has been keeping me busy. ’nuff said.

]]> http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/04/14/first-friday-april-2012/feed/ 0 Moon Venus Jupiter Sunset Timelapse http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/03/26/moon-venus-jupiter-sunset-timelapse/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/03/26/moon-venus-jupiter-sunset-timelapse/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:13:10 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=892 Continue reading →]]> Took a break from work on Sunday to catch a sunset and stayed a bit longer to catch the Moon / Venus / Jupiter conjunction.

Moon Jupiter and Venus over Honolulu

]]> http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/03/26/moon-venus-jupiter-sunset-timelapse/feed/ 0 Kawaii Kon 2012 http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/03/20/kawaii-kon-2012/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/03/20/kawaii-kon-2012/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:00:05 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=879 Continue reading →]]> Kawaii-Kon 2012 - Saturday Kawaii-Kon 2012 - Friday Kawaii-Kon 2012 - Saturday Kawaii-Kon 2012 - Saturday Kawaii-Kon 2012 - Saturday Kawaii-Kon 2012 - Saturday

The complete photo set can be found on Flickr.

My favorite anime convention was last weekend and although it looked like it might rain, we were quite lucky to not have to deal with anything more than a brief drizzle. The costumes were as bright and creative as ever. If you’ve never been to a Con (anime, sci-fi, fantasy, etc.) the experience is so much different than Halloween. The cosplayers have an attachment to their costumes that the average Halloween-goer does not. Halloween costumes are meant to be disposable whereas most cosplayers will keep their costume from year to year and build onto the costume gradually. Cosplayers identify with their characters and take pride in their handiwork. In a nutshell, one can find a Ghostbuster anywhere but only certain type of person will put in the effort to go beyond an inflatable Proton Pack.

]]> http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/03/20/kawaii-kon-2012/feed/ 0 The Hooping Life at Revolve Hawaii http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/02/05/the-hooping-life-at-revolve-hawaii/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2012/02/05/the-hooping-life-at-revolve-hawaii/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:26:54 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=855 Continue reading →]]>

My friends at Revolve Hawaii put on a private screening of The Hooping Life. And wherever a bunch of hoopers congregate, there is bound to be a hoop jam.

Hooping Life Screening
Hooping Life Screening
Hooping Life Screening

And here’s the full photo set.

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Well, another year is at an end. There have been some bright spots and some low spots. All in all, a pretty good year. Is it me or are they getting shorter?

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I got up at 2 a.m. and drove out to Mokuleia to catch the last total lunar eclipse visible from Hawaii until 2014/2015. While I was there, I figured I should try giving this time lapse thing another try.

This video is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 license.

Music: “Bright Northern Lights” by Matthew Ebel
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The rest of the photos can be found in my Dragoncon 2011 Flickr collection

]]> http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/11/07/dragoncon-2011-photos/feed/ 0 Waikiki Halloween 2011 http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/11/04/waikiki-halloween-2011/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/11/04/waikiki-halloween-2011/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:15:56 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=820 Continue reading →]]> Ah, Waikiki on Halloween is such a treat, if you’ll pardon the pun. The costumes are wild, if nothing else. Luckily there wasn’t any real rain, despite what the sky looked like earlier in the day.

Here’s the direct link to the Waikiki Halloween 2011 Flickr photo set

If your photo is in here and you would like the high-res version, just contact me here.

]]> http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/11/04/waikiki-halloween-2011/feed/ 0 Hallowbaloo 2011 photos http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/10/31/hallowbaloo-2011-photos/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/10/31/hallowbaloo-2011-photos/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:00:39 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=793 Continue reading →]]> Once again the streets of Chinatown were overrun with costumes and beer for the annual Hallowbaloo street party. I took a lot of pics and if you have one of my cards, I’ll e-mail you the high res pics.

If you are a dedicated cosplayer or model looking to collaborate, or if you just need a photographer, contact me here.

Here’s the direct link to the Hallowbaloo 2011 photo set on Flickr

If you missed my photo set from last year’s Hallowbaloo, here is the 2010 Hallowbaloo photo set.

Also check out my pics from Halloween in Waikiki from 2009 and 2010

]]> http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/10/31/hallowbaloo-2011-photos/feed/ 0 Moonlight Photowalk at Ala Moana Beach http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/08/15/moonlight-photowalk-at-ala-moana-beach/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/08/15/moonlight-photowalk-at-ala-moana-beach/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:00:18 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=787 Continue reading →]]> Moonlight Photowalk at Ala Moana Beach

A last minute photowalk was organized by Ricky Li last night. I brought out a few light toys, but none of those pictures turned out well. But I got one good photo to remember the night.

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