Everyone's Photostream needs a face covering Selfie (vintage Helios 44-2 58mm lens)

My daughter Kirsty took this photo using my Sony A7 and a vintage Russian Helios 44-2 58mm lens. It is a manual focus lens, so for a none photographer she did a great job.

Anyway, back to the face covering, when Covid-19 first reared it's ugly head in the UK and before lockdown, my wife said we will all be wearing face masks soon, so we ought to be proactive and get some. I logged onto Amazon and PPE face masks at the time were in short supply and only available at a premium price. I had the idea of buying some bandanna's and we bought a pack from Amazon.

I've not actually worn the bandanna's yet as by the time the government told us all to wear face coverings, PPE face masks were readily available and I wear a cotton washable one when in shops. I think I ought to wear my bandanna though as it is far more comfy and quite stylish too.

I suppose I should have posted this in colour as the bandanna is a lovely shade of red / purple, however I am always drawn to mono shots, so you have a mono photo of me !

Perhaps I should wear a cowboy hat to complete the look !

[Mags]

Hey ya, Phil! Are you going to rob a bank? Just kidding! Kirsty did a great job! Still we'd rather see your whole face when we can!

[Richard Brown]

Great portrait she did a good job. Compulsory Stetson 's could be next on Boris list :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@rjb71 Boris's list seems to change daily !!! Thanks for your kind words and visit

@marlboromaam ha ha Maggie , she did didn't she :)

[Lee]

I would not have been surprise if you had been wearing a BWFC face mask!

[Phil Howcroft]

@gamelee Lee, i don't think they are selling them (yet) , but you may tell me different being on the ground , so to speak !

[FBailey]

Very stylish Phil, the plain black masks make the wearers look threatening I think

[Sylvia du Toit]

Well done. Cool.

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice pic masked man!!

[Margo]

Very stylish

[Beryl Lloyd]

Nicely masked - but those eyes are still smiling - It is so difficult to read fcial expressions when the face is masked .

[Lesley]

Great shot and nice bandana. You definitely need a stetson though.

[Nick]

Very stylie (as my daughter would say). I think we ought to start calling you Highwayman Phil.

[Helen Jane]

certainly a sign of the times - who would have thought, this time last year? Well done for your advance thinking - and to your daughter for a fine portrait.

[David R]

A hat and a mask over the eyes would complete the portrait, Phil. B&W is perfect but if you are a highwayman you need too ditch that door!

[Dione Giorgio]

You still look great with the bandanna. It has become part of our lives to carry with us face masks wherever we go. We don't put them on though unless we are going into a shop.

[Judith Johnson]

I really like it and you should definitely post another one in colour!

[Pat Knowles]

Well I can still tell it’s you! Covering your face nicely...we have some cotton homemade ones...not by me but Harry finds them a bit small & they keep slipping off his nose so now he wears a ready made pleated one you buy in packs. I have got his as spares.
Good to have a photo for history! ‘ do you remember’ etc etc!

[Phil Howcroft]

@fbailey thanks felicity, i am pleased you like this selfie

@happypat thanks Pat, i am not too keen on wearing my cotton face mask !

@busylady ha ha judith , one selfie pic is enough for the time being , i prefer myself in mono

@sangwann thanks dione, we only wear ours in shops

[Phil Howcroft]

@sdutoit thanks sylvia, much appreciated

@photographycrazy cheers , the old lens and my daughter did a great job

@777margo thank you margo :)

@tinley23 Ha Ha , the stetson would complete the view :)

@nickspicsnz I like the idea highway man Phil !!!!

@helenhall thanks Helen, i am pleased with how thie photo turned out

@davidlostphojo David, good shout about the door, I was trying for a frame within a frame technique :)

[Hazel]

The same applies as on Flickr of course: ‘I’m too s-xy for my bandana‘...... fav! I would give more than one fav if I could to make up for all those who gave none!