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Smells like teen spirit

Instead of quoting a famous philosopher or more Nirvana here, I'll just say that I am likely to shoot my first moustache in this one. I was 17 or so. Lighting is a total accident, literally: municipal electric supply was flimsy in those days, and lights flickered every night.

I have lost the negative so I scanned it from a proof I made back then. As a result there is plenty of blind black in the dark end. But it was winter and dark anyway, so it kind of fits, I guess.
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Ch'an said:

Excellent autoportrait, adolescent au coeur sombre ....:)))
9 years ago ( translate )

Spo replied to Ch'an:

Thank you, Didier. It is slightly on the dark side, I would guess. :-D
9 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

He he! Very good teen spirit! I suppose I should/could post something similar... When I look back to my old photographs, they look surprisingly innovative. I guess around twenties people are rather creative.
9 years ago

Spo replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:

You should, Sami!
Perhaps we are the most creative as children. Then things like photography just don't interest us yet. After that it is just a veeeeery slow downhill... :-)
9 years ago

beverley said:

yes it fits indeed ... and not dissimilar to the one you found and commented
on ;-) sothanks for that .... it certainly has captured the "essence" of youth that
is seen in young lads ;-) I am sure most mothers with sons would look at this
and say ... oh yes ... I recognise that look ;-)
9 years ago

Spo replied to beverley:

Smells like international teen spirit to me! :-)
I sometimes wonder if I started photographing to get rid of that teeny-whiny-weeny feeling! :-D
9 years ago

beverley replied to Spo:

perhaps you did I don't know but at that age when many are potentially shy ;-)
then it takes courage to take a photo of yourself but as we get older we can
look back and smile ... and perhaps ...................... think wistfully ;-)
9 years ago

Annemarie said:

happy to be back to your wonderful photos:)
9 years ago

Don Sutherland said:

Outstanding shot.
9 years ago

Christel Ehretsmann said:

an excellent title and kind memory towards the romantic teenager you were...
9 years ago

Spo replied to Christel Ehretsmann:

Thank you, Christel. The unwritten law of the teen spirit of course dictates that I'm much more kind to him now than he was to himself back then. :-)
9 years ago

Eefje said:

Sorry, when I look at this photo I forget about the moustache and/or the light.
All the attention is drawn to the eyes, the staring gaze. Only one word comes up, intense.
This is truly a wonderful intriguing photo.
9 years ago

Spo replied to Eefje:

To me he just looks sullen. At that time I had already found out I didn't mind appearing before audiences – which you really cannot tell looking at this! 15 years later that kid lectured in an art university, always without papers, and enjoyed every minute of it. :-)
9 years ago

Spo replied to beverley:

Even though I have no need to relive those days, I would like to go back and tell him about life, certain things I know now, but which nobody ever told him. That would make his life easier later. Wistful... yes, I guess. :-)
9 years ago

beverley replied to Spo:

if we knew too much in advance of what was to come ... I think we we
would or could be quite fearful ... yes it would make us hopefully make some
right choices ... but sometimes what we think are right at the time ... turn out
differently ... I have thought about this also ... ;-) I think in some things ...
its best not to know ... just like not knowing what is in front of us now as
we get older ... we would be fearsome of so many things ... yes ?
9 years ago