self portrait with rolleiflex

First of my rolleiflex shots, dont know what i was expecting, they turned out softer than i thought they would , and all my lack of skill resulted in pretty dirty negatives but good to see them after all this time, I got stagefright with this camera and had the roll of film in it for over a year! silly.!
this is a straight photo of the negative , inverted, i quite like the sepia tones. , i concocted a rudimentary lightbox setup with some advice from @spanner.
the black and white version is on my flickr page

[Julie Duncan]

Really lovely, Kali!

[Caterina]

Interesting experiment.

[Kristina]

Such a cool effect!

[Domenico Dodaro]

So cool notwithstanding the softness (or because of it, maybe!) Could be an underexposure of the negative or an underdevelopment. Here's an interesting table of common faults and how to fix them. http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/userfiles/file/faultsonblackandwhitenegatives.pdf

[Sarah]

I really like this

[JackieR]

That pose is my memory of Mum taking photos!! Did you develop this yourself!!??

[ricos_escape]

Love the mood and tone

[Lesley Chisholm]

Super cool, I love that you give anything a go.

[Krista Marson]

Simply, wow. Love the results.

[Mona]

Wonderful moode and I love the sepai and faded tone. Gorgeous.

[Mike Gifford]

Nice (and it looks a little scary with the shadows and light) ;-)

[kali]

@domenicododaro i am thinking now i should have manually focused when photographong the negatives, will take another look tonight, but thanks, i will look at the chart too

[kali]

@domenicododaro take a look on flickr, you will see how badly scratched it is! i have been a bit careless i think.

[kali]

@mikegifford what have you been watching?

[Clare Gadsby]

love the light on your face

[kali]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond yes i did, i tried a photo in the same place looking up but the expression is loony

[kali]

@kali66 looking at that there could be a myriad of problems with my development technique! i dont follow the rules to the letter!

[kali]

@mona65 @blueberry1222 @kiwichick @ricos_escape @sarahlth @ksyvarth @caterina @juliedduncan thankyou, i am just a beginner, hopefully i will get better at this

[JackieR]

@kali66 mum would look up, make eye contact, smile then click!! You have brought back some happy memories. Thank you x

[AWendes]

I like the subtle look of this photo. Keep at it. It takes a while to get the negs you're after :)

[Henri Russell]

I really like this.

[Domenico Dodaro]

@kali66 Scratches are a part of the charm... Do you recall my large format negs? lol

[Dawn]

So very cool

[Walks @ 7]

A softness and gentle gritty quality- most fabulous. Fav.

[haskar]

Cool selfie.

[Mary Siegle]

VERY nice. Lovely portrait and great use of the light. FAV