I took this photo at an anime (Japanese animation) convention a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, I forgot to switch my ISO to Auto ISO when I took this photo, so I ended up taking this photo at ISO 1600. D'oh! I'm just glad that the K-x has good high ISO and that there's noise reduction in post. =) (And yeah, I know I missed the focus. Booooo.)

As for the costume, I don't think it's from an animated series; rather, it's from a science fiction inspired style called "steampunk." Do I really care that it's not really related to Japanese animation? No.

Oh, and case you wanna see more of my photos from that convention, you can check them out here.

[ll_coffee_lP]

Love the crop and the vibrancy of the photo. The missed focus is very slight, but a smaller aperture (i.e. f/5.6) would have given a bit more shape to the gun(?) in her hand.

Fun capture!

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[Scottnorwo]

agree with above comment outstanding composition, and a little more shape to the gun would enhance the shot

[mamba909]

Thanks for the feedback, coffee and Scott! Yeah, closing the aperture just a little more would have helped, especially since the lens is still a little soft at F3.2.

And yes, she was holding a fake gun.

[tim.anderson]

Wonderful shot, I think that the idea behind this is great.

[dexmus]

This is beautiful work!