A showdown with the legendary Alien head

Earlier this year I attended a cosplay event in Stockton, California. Cosplay is short for costume play. The term コスプレ (kosupure) was coined in Japan in 1984. Cosplaying as a hobby started to get popular in the 1990s, and is now a significant aspect of popular culture in Japan and other parts of East Asia, as well as in the Western world. The event also featured movie stars and movie props. My friend here faces H.R. Gyger's alien monster head on.

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-- ƒ/1.2, 50 mm, 1/20 sec, ISO 200, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC3622_hdr1bal1pai5rea1h.jpg
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Taken in: United States / California / Stockton (show map)

Taken on: July 14, 2024

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M2, f/0, 1/20 sec, 0mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M2
Lens:	Sony 0mm F0.0
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length:	0mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Other
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 3.6.12
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