Sophisticated Weirdo Photo

Photographer’s Note

Every Sunday, on the bridge over the railway tracks at Harajuku Station, you can see the weirdest and funniest circus of all.

Teenage girls from Tokyo suburbs gather together for the fun of dressing up in bold outfits inspired by mangas, victorian dolls and gothic characters. This subculture comes with an attitude, sometimes eager to be photographed and at other times, furious if you aim your lens in their direction...

It’s now an unofficial attraction of Tokyo, as each weekend hordes of excited photographers, bewildered tourists and locals visit to catch the show.

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P.S.: After receiving comments on previous post, please note that they all wear colours lenses, so that's why they have "strange" looking eyes.

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jjcordier (25120) 2007-12-10 2:43

Andre
Superbe ce portrait....et elle a l'air assez consentante ici....je sens que tu as craqué pour ses beaux yeux bleus...lol
Amicalement
JJ

cbrman (19041) 2007-12-10 2:46

Hello André,

Quelles couleurs ! Il y a une bonne dose d'extravagance dans ce portrait !
Les cheveux sont une part importante dans la réussite de ce portrait ! J'aime bien le rappel du vert dans le chapeau et dans les ongles ! La lumière sur le visage est parfaite !
Bien vu !

A+

Dominique

sebinho342 (18766) 2007-12-10 3:29

Salut André, qu'il est beau ce cliché, d'une douceur et d'un réalisme épatant, franchement tu fais des merveilles en portrait. Celui ci me subjugue, la lumière est exquise, techniquement c'est du grand art
Bravo

Floydian (30970) 2007-12-10 4:37

Hi Andre,
She looks so innocent, bit shy, but i think all Japanese look like that. Her face is beautiful, just as the glimpse of her eyes looking at you. The pose with her hand is a nice touch, just as for the detail her green finger nails in combination with her green hair.
An oldie form 2005, but even there you used already 4.5...or was that luck? ;-)
Whatever, the focus and composition is very well done...
Take care...hope a job is on the way for you,
Henk

Gustaw (21670) 2007-12-10 8:10

Hi, friend!
It is nice portrait. I like her face, I like her hair. Oryginal frame. Good composition and good quality. Well done.
Marek

barrufeto_77 (25923) 2007-12-10 8:10

Hi mr Portrait.

It's amazing how you caught that "green" girl...well seen!

Rgs, Oscar

rigoletto (26704) 2007-12-10 13:40

Ciao André, the motorbike spinner of Karlskirche :))

So, this cartoonie girlie should be one of your admirers (or penny givers?) in Tokyo. Did you also spin around her? She may have thought that you admired her unique beauty, so she threw you a hot gaze :) Pheww...

One day i will be so free that i will dye my hair like this and stand in front of my boss saying "fire me or turn out my fire"...
That will be my ending day for sure...

All the best,
Deniz

luisafonso (858) 2007-12-11 0:42

Man, this really looks a XVIII Century rave. I am imagining Mozart playing the electric fiddle! :))) I like the whiteness of her and the whiteness of your photo. What a treat! :)

axiotea (16235) 2007-12-11 8:10

Salut André
Elle a l'air plutôt d'accord pour se faire photographier et je dirais même plus, qu'elle est tombée sous le charme:)) la lumière est parfaitement placée là où il le faut et fait bien ressortir les traits gracieux de ce joli visage ainsi que les détails du chapeau.
Ciao
Marilyn

gilou530 (35602) 2007-12-12 14:12

salut andré
un portrait d'une jeune fille photogénique, la lumiére un peu forte éclaire son visage qui le rend presque blanc, mais avec les habits blancqs et les cheveux et les ongles verts, donnent une image agréable aregarder
amitiés
gilbert

delkoo (34652) 2007-12-16 2:22

bonjour andré,
j'avais oublié ce fabuleux portrait, la lumiere est super belle et tombe bien sur ce visage diaphane encadré d'une chevelure verte, c'est frais, c'est beau....

didier

dragonslayero (3108) 2008-01-29 11:20

Hello Andre

I was a bit on the verge of calling you shallow when you called this girl "wierd", but then again she really is something out of the ordinary...so I'll take it back...
I simply love the approach and composition to this photo as it shows of the extremes of Japanese youth culture in a very soft way.
The lighting is excellent for this scene as it gives more focus on the parts that matter, namely her face the very striking green hair!
Absolutely a magnificent portrait!

Odd Jarle