Jeeping in Moab

Back in July, my brother and I headed out to Moab for a little off-road fun with his new Jeep.  Here are a couple of panoramas I took, highlighting the lovely red rock and glorifying his shiny new toy.

 

 

Note: His Jeep is the speck to the left on the first one.

Cosplayer 7 - Chazi

If Severus Snape was transformed into a person in real life, he would probably be a science teacher.

... Oh wait, Chazi is a science teacher.

In addition to keeping America's youth well-educated, she thoroughly enjoys the outdoors and activities such as biking and horseback riding.  Her collection of costumes is one of the more extensive ones I've come across.  We were debating between at least three for this shoot!

I had an idea...

So I smashed it.

Breaking light bulbs takes a little more gusto than I expected.

Tippy Top of Timp

At the end of the summer, two friends and I hiked to the top of Mt. Timpanogos, the second highest mountain of the Wasatch range.  We did the hike during they day so we could enjoy the sunset at an elevation of 11,749 ft.  When I did this panorama, we weren't quite to the top yet, but we persevered and got up there.  Quite the view - Utah Lake looks so small down there!

Cosplayer 6 - Sam

Next up, we have Sam as Mitsukuni Haninozuka.

(If you're having as much trouble saying the character's name as I was, you can also call him by the nickname Honey.)

 Taken from Ouran High School Host Club, Honey is an uncommonly small teenage boy who really likes cute things, sweet foods, and carries around a stuffed bunny.  Kind of makes for an appropriate gender-crossover costume.

Speaking of which, Sam is a woman.

Blue Lemon - SLC

Like healthy food?  Try out Blue Lemon next time you're around Salt Lake City, Utah.  They were a pleasure to work with, and they have a fantastic selection of edibles.

Cos....tumer 5 - Dart

Star Wars time.

To give a sense of scale, here's a light test with me (about 5'6").

He has these booster shoes that you can't see in the final shot.  I'm pretty sure he's about 7' tall with them on.

I ran into Chewbacca (or Dart, if we're talking about the person under the fur) when I was recruiting, and he graciously agreed to participate in this project.  In chatting with him, I discovered that although he technically fits the description of a cosplayer, he doesn't really consider himself a part of that community.  Generally, cosplayers tend to focus a lot on anime, which really isn't his thing.

As if Chewy wasn't impressive enough (Dart made this himself), this isn't his only costume.  He participates in a couple of groups that will make not-for-profit appearances for kids' groups and such.  I'd say that's a mighty good use of a costume.