Matcha on a Shanghai Café Terrace
Prompt
Hyper-realistic 4:5 photograph. Open terrace of a premium café on the Bund/Puxi side of Shanghai during the day. In the background across the Huangpu River — the Pudong skyline: Oriental Pearl Tower with its two spheres, Shanghai Tower, Jin Mao Tower, World Financial Center; clear light-blue morning sky with light haze; pampas grass and reeds along the metal railings on the right.
The young woman is sitting at a dark wooden table, positioned 3/4 toward the camera. Her right hand is gracefully raised near her lips, holding a transparent glass of green matcha latte with a white straw. On the left side of the table is a white plate with a slice of matcha-pistachio cake topped with dark berries.
In the center of the frame — a transparent glass of vibrant green matcha at her lips + large amber-orange oversized 70s-style glasses.
Clothing: camel-beige suede cropped chore jacket with soft lapels and rolled-up sleeves; cream ribbed fitted thermal crop top; high-waisted dusty beige cargo pants; white Adidas Samba sneakers; delicate gold jewelry including a thin chain necklace, small gold hoop earrings, AP Royal Oak watch, and garnet bracelets. Elegant feminine silhouette with soft curves.
Lighting: natural soft morning light, warm amber tones, coming from the upper left, with a light warm rim light. Mixed lighting: warm sunlight + cool blue reflections from the water.
Camera: 35mm film aesthetic, Kodak Portra 400, soft grain, warm grade, light halation, vignetting; 50mm f/2.0 lens. No plasticity, CGI, or AI artifacts.
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