Submitter's name:	Carlos Santisteban
Title:	Pelanas
Gear used:	OM-2n + 135/3.5 + Metz 40MZ-3i flash + Heiwa TH-735 tripod
Exposure:	f/11, TTL Auto flash
Film used:	Fujicolor Superia 400
Technical information:	Flash bounced on a white cardboard. 4x6" print scanned with an Agfa StudioStar.
Subject information:	That's me, while setting the camera for a few self-portraits for TOPE 1 in a very awkward position, when I saw my hair falling over my forehead and camera. 'Pelanas' is a rather derogative word in Spanish for 'long-haired man'.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Funny effect! With a 135mm, that mirror you used must have been quite far away, right?

Comment left by: Carlos Santisteban (cjss@supercable.es)

Well, the mirror was about 1 metre away from the camera -- don't forget that the apparent image is twice that distance. In the uncropped original picture, the field is about 32x48 cm -- that's 1:13 image scale, or about 1.8 m with a 135mm lens. BTW, the picture was taken vertically, with my head on top of the camera, and intended to be shown that way...

Comment left by: Brian Swale (bj@caverock.net.nz)

Hi Carlos, A very effective portrait. With the camera and flash alongside there's no doubt what your interest is. Good colour on the subject, and you are recognisable. Insofar as you have made a little joke, perhaps like a self-cartoon, about yourself (which is not always easy for anybody), you have done it very well. And actually a great portrait too. I like it. Brian

Comment left by: ascanio (ascanio@marca.es)

this photograph seems to be in a wrong position. The falling of the hair is a bit strange, as if it should be vertical, am I wrong?

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