Lina dressed up as cosplayer dressed up as hip-hop chick for German Karnival

For the German Karnival this cosplay girl dressed up as"hip-hopper". She and her friends visited the local Faschingand watched the "storming of the city hall" in the historic center ofthe city.

Against common wisdom and common sense I use my ultra-wide angle lensfor portraiture a lot. I find that if handled correctly, even at 12mmthe perspective distortion can be controlled.

I am reasonably certain that it may not be the reaction you or the young woman wanted, but this shot captures that instinctual human reaction to "cute".

I really do not mean that as a negative comment, I assure you. :)