IPL HIN Live + Pictures!

asongdotnet

United States1060 Posts

July 10 2012 06:39 GMT

Hello everyone!

For the few of ya'll that have seen my other entries, you'll know that I like taking pictures. I recently heard that IPL was hosting an event in LA, and when I heard that DRG was going to be there, well I didn't really hesitate to buy my ticket.

I got to the venue a bit late (Hero and Illusion had just finished up game 3) but when I did, it was quite a sight to behold. Rows and rows of cars, all tricked and decked out to the max. I finally did find the IPL booth and for the rest of the event went back and forth between SC2 and cars.

Although it was only a 4 man tournament, the venue actually went on longer than the import car show. In fact, around game 2 of the Hero-DRG finals, the lights actually all came on which made it impossibly hard to see the screen. It wasn't for another 5-7 minutes before they actually dimmed the stage area lights again for us. In the end, the wait was worth it for me, as I'll detail later after the pictures

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So after the event ends... I decide to stick around a bit. I talked a little with Cats/Doa (who, even after casting for 6-7 hours straight, was still willing to help out the IPL crew break down the set and clean up).

Illusion by this time was long gone, so it was basically the 3 Koreans left along with their translator, Jessica. They were trying to figure out what to do with dinner and since I was also starving, I did what any sensible fan would do and offered to give them a ride to Koreatown for some late night dinner. And them being the sensible pros that they are, agreed! ^^

Now I know it's not the same as say having Kobe Bryant or Derek Jeter riding in your back seat, but it was definitely a little surreal haha. However, when you get to talking with them, you realize how chill and down to earth they are. And at the end of the day, all the Korean players are really buddy buddy with each other.

I unfortunately didn't bring my camera with me while we ate (Korean BBQ, of course haha) and there were no after party shenanigans (Hero and DRG had early flights out the next morning), but all in all, it was a good event, and an even better ending!

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

July 10 2012 07:06 GMT

Did you add effects to these photos? Some of the are good, some of them look incredibly bright @_@

asongdotnet

United States1060 Posts

July 10 2012 07:10 GMT

Yes slight post processing... some were probably due to the stage lights

Lovedrop

2629 Posts

July 10 2012 07:51 GMT

Those monitors look slick~

link for the interested: 23" / 27"

1ntrigue

Australia948 Posts

July 10 2012 08:20 GMT

Did you take photos of the non-Starcraft sections?

Mawi

Sweden4365 Posts

July 10 2012 09:24 GMT

thanks for the pictures!

One question.. did he win 500k dollars?! there is no fkin way... or am i just too stupid to realise that i can't count

icydergosu

528 Posts

July 10 2012 09:31 GMT

On July 10 2012 18:24 Mawi wrote:
thanks for the pictures!

One question.. did he win 500k dollars?! there is no fkin way... or am i just too stupid to realise that i can't count

They use dots where we would use comma. Numbers right to the dot are for cents.