The other day we posted the official Dragon*Con 2010 convention report, which featured just a few of the 500+ photos I took over the course of the weekend. Now that they are all posted, cropped, edited, tagged, etc., I’d like to share a few of personal favorites with our loyal readers. The entire set of 500+ pictures can be found on the blog’s flickr account. I got a Nikon D60 DSLR just a week and a half before the convention, so I’m still learning how to use it to its full potential, but I think these turned out okay! (Warning: photo heavy, may take a while to load)

TeslaCon is a steampunk convention happening November 5 – 7, 2010 at the Radisson in West Madison, Wisconsin. The event was originally scheduled for November 19 – 21, but it has since been moved up to “prevent possible collisions and turbulent conditions that shifted over the Northern Americas Continent.”

This past weekend, the Alltern8 / Convention Fans Blog team went out to The Steampunk World’s Fair in Piscataway, New Jersey (USA). Billed as “the first East Coast event to welcome Steampunks, Neo-Victorians, Retro-futurists, Gas Lamp Fantasists, and any and all others who consider themselves part of steampunk into a weekend long festival celebrating all things steamy,” I am happy to say that it was that and much much more.
The Steampunk World’s Fair (hereafter known as SPWF) turned out to be an event that combined the best elements of a …

If you are at all into steampunk, then you’ve probably heard of Outland Armour, or seen some of their crew at conventions. In fact, this picture (right) of “Dante” from Outland Armour shows one of the most recognized steampunk costumes on the internet. Sadly, Outland Armor was in Tennessee during the floods, attending the MTAC convention. The hotel they were staying in has been condemned, and they are not allowed to retrieved any of their items from their hotel room. It could be weeks, or months, before they ever see …

Organizers for The Steampunk World’s Fair have made a posting in their online LiveJournal community, and even posted an official note on their website front page, stating that there will not be an attendance cap for their upcoming convention. This decision was apparently born from potential attendees concern about not being able to get in. The organizers have said: “People have asked us overwhelmingly not to cap our attendance; too many folks really want to go, and haven’t been able to get tickets yet. We heard, and we listened. [...] …