{{attachment:kongou.png|Kongou|align="right",width="400px"}} Tea! <> = Where? = Beach, docks, nice cafe. The Tea Cosy looks okay. = Ideas and shots = Can we tell a story? Suggestion from a friend, a mini sequence of respite, duty, longing. Eg. Relaxing, receiving the call to duty, departing. Being Kongou, we *need* some tea, ideally in a sort of old-fashioned setting. But maybe a somewhat formal English setting will do as well. We only have so much time, I think we'll do best sticking to some nice tea, and a bit of water settings. = References = * Canon art 1: http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1506256?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic+official_art * Canon art 2: http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1557805?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic+official_art * Tea and biscuit: http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1931923?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic * A Kongou-ish pose: http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1942112?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic * Drinking tea, we should be able to do this somewhere: http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1954961?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic * http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1951631?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic * http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1935974?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic * Nice couch and table: http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1878001?tags=kongou_%28kantai_collection%29+rating%3As+-comic+official_art = Planning = This could be remarkably troublesome; finding a nice setting with tea and food is kinda tough. The Tea Cosy looks a little *too* cosy, but I'll check it out. It seems promising. Honestly we could almost fake it up, we just need the end of a table and some nice chairs, throw a doily over it and drop some teacups and accoutrements - ghetto mini set. We think that a very light mint green would complement Kongou's palette, which is basically red/brown/yellow on white. Adrian's (Chris') elegant chair might also be useful, but in a studio setup. == Tide times == In case we're going to shoot anywhere on the water: * High tide: 10:40 * Low tide: 16:30 For bays, the ideal time is *probably* just after high tide, when any crap in the water (seaweed etc) will be washed out to sea again. * http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides/#!/nsw-botany-bay * http://www.tides4fishing.com/au/new-south-wales/sydney * http://tides.willyweather.com.au/nsw/sydney/botany-bay.html = Packing list = == Shooting == * Camera - D800 * Spare battery in grip * Lenses * 50mm * 105mm * Strap * SB700 * AA batteries * AAA batteries * Format memory cards * Einstein * Lightstand * Coloured gels * Octabox * Beauty dish * Mid-size umbrella * Parabolic brolly == Props == * Teacup and saucer * Table doily? * Nice chair?