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Photograph · Anime USA 2012

Five Together in Blue, Purple and Red

Five Together in Blue, Purple and Red
Five participants stand close for a convention portrait, their masks, horns, purple cape and scarf forming a bright band across the warm hall.
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From the photo record

Photographer
Yenra
Event
Anime USA 2012
Captured
2012:11:10 12:40:59
Camera
NIKON D300
Lens
50.0 mm f/1.4
Focal length
50.0 mm
Aperture
f/2.5
Shutter speed (seconds)
1/60
ISO
400
Copyright
Yenra Corporation 2012
More recorded details
Suggested title
Cosplay at the Convention
Summary
A group of people dressed in cosplay attire pose for a photograph.
Profile
Camera Vivid
Color temperature
3852
Editing software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.2 (Windows)
Approximate focus distance (m)
3.98

Detailed description

Five participants stand shoulder to shoulder across the frame, with the tallest member just left of center. Their costumes create an alternating rhythm of blue, purple, dark gray and red, ending with a purple scarf at the right. Several smile directly toward the camera; the two fabric masks leave their wearers' eyes to carry the expression. At the left, the blue-clad cosplayer holds both hands together low in front. Black lace arm coverings have an open floral texture against the smooth blue dress. A narrow headband and matching mask connect the same color across the face, while a bright badge hangs against the center of the torso. The chair entering from the lower left helps place the group within the occupied hall. The taller horned cosplayer's purple cape forms a long, relatively quiet vertical area between the patterned sleeves and trousers. Glasses, gray face paint and a short purple hair streak gather detail near the upper edge. A blue striped scarf repeats the wide blue-and-black trouser pattern below, and the pale prop in their lowered hand points diagonally toward the next participant. At the center, curled black hair surrounds a blue-lipped smile beneath curved orange-and-yellow horns. The ribbed brown-gray jacket, blue shirt emblem and pale patterned hands create a more weathered, layered surface. The red-masked cosplayer beside them brings a saturated block of color, with shoulder ties, black sleeves and a red bag adding fine lines and different fabric weights. At the far right, a smiling participant holds a folded teal garment and a booklet against dark clothing. Their purple scarf echoes the cape across the group. Warm light, red-and-gold carpet and blurred attendees fill the spaces around these sharply described foreground costumes, making the portrait feel sociable and richly colored.

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