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Photograph · Anime USA 2011

An Oversized Barrel in the Foreground

An Oversized Barrel in the Foreground
A red-haired cosplayer extends a long prop gun toward the lens, its large dark barrel dominating the foreground above white-and-red boots.
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From the photo record

Photographer
Yenra
Event
Anime USA 2011
Captured
2011:11:19 19:51:07
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)
1/60
ISO
320
Copyright
Yenra Corporation 2011
More recorded details
Suggested title
Cosplayer Wields Sword on Stage
Summary
A woman dressed in a red and black costume holds a large sword with a silver blade.
Profile
Camera Vivid
Color temperature
5400
Editing software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.2 (Windows)
Approximate focus distance (m)
0.67

Detailed description

The long prop gun projects toward the camera, bringing its broad dark barrel into the lower-left foreground. A silver-colored front plate surrounds a round opening, sharp and large compared with the cosplayer farther behind. They hold the prop near the waist and turn toward the lens, their red fringe and partly open mouth softened by the shallower focus. The photograph's depth is built around that change in scale and sharpness. The costume has a cropped burgundy jacket with pale gold patches and orange flame-like markings on the sleeve. Black shorts sit beneath a broad studded pale belt, creating a dark horizontal area at the hips. A small reflective round detail appears near the hand holding the prop, catching another point of light beside the larger barrel. Tall white boots extend up the legs, with red soles, toe areas and jagged red decorations breaking up the pale surfaces. Their high, structured shafts contrast with the softer folds of the jacket. The red wig and small head accessories repeat the lower costume's warmer accents, tying the standing figure together behind the projecting prop. A red post and rail cut through the busy atrium around the pose. Other attendees stand beyond them, while a warm vertical LOBBY BAR sign appears in the distance. The tilted camera angle makes the surrounding architecture lean, reinforcing the long diagonal of the gun. Strong near illumination keeps the barrel and costume clear against the darker setting. The oversized foreground shape becomes the photograph's defining graphic element, with the full costume receding behind it.

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