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Photograph · Anime USA 2011

Colored Circles and a Blue Balloon

Colored Circles and a Blue Balloon
The blue-haired attendee holds a pale blue balloon beside a white dress covered in rows of red, blue and yellow domes, ankles crossed above decorated heels.
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From the photo record

Photographer
Yenra
Event
Anime USA 2011
Captured
2011:11:18 14:26:42
Camera
NIKON D300
Lens
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal length
18.0 mm
Aperture
f/5.0
Shutter speed (seconds)
1/80
ISO
200
Copyright
Yenra Corporation 2011
More recorded details
Suggested title
Pac-Man Fan at Event
Summary
A woman dressed as Pac-Man attends an event or gathering.
Profile
Camera Vivid
Color temperature
4850
Editing software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.2 (Windows)
Approximate focus distance (m)
2.24

Detailed description

The attendee stands with their ankles crossed and a pale blue balloon held low at one side. A small smile looks toward the camera beneath a bright blue wig. The white strapless dress makes a light central shape among the darker convention crowd, covered with rows of rounded red, blue and yellow pieces. Each colored dome catches a bright reflection, giving the dress a repeated pattern of raised, glossy circles. The rows change color down the torso and short skirt, with some shapes partly overlapping the dress's curved edge. Small creases in the white base remain visible between them, distinguishing the soft garment from its harder-looking attachments. The wig falls in loose shoulder-length waves, with a short pointed fringe above the brows. Strong near light brings out electric-blue highlights along its outer curls. Dark eye makeup and a reddish lip color give the small expression definition beneath that much larger field of blue. The balloon hangs beside the lowered hand, its smooth pale surface carrying a softer, broader highlight than the colored dress pieces. At the bottom, open-toe heeled shoes have dark bases covered with small multicolored studs or beads. Their dense decoration repeats the garment's bright palette at a much smaller scale. People fill the lobby behind and beside the pose, with a partial foreground figure entering at the left. Dark polished tiles carry pale veins and fragments of structural reflection around the crossed feet. The high, tilted viewpoint keeps the full outfit and balloon together, balancing their simple rounded forms against the crowd's irregular silhouettes.

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