Exercise 2

The hand is the link from yesterday's photo. And from the video I referenced in that one, I accessed the works of Arno Rafael Minkkinen and the self portrait was one attempt to replicate. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/arno-rafael-minkkinen-self-portrait-white-sands-new-mexico
Darn difficult and cold. This will have to do. I went for 2 shootings, because on the first one I forgot to focus.

[Diana]

this is brilliant Moni, your feet are so much more beautiful too! I am freezing just looking at the shot I can imagine what it must have felt like. Love that little smiley :-)

[bruni]

Just the idea of standing barefooted in the snow (twice) makes me shiver. excellent presentation.

[Chris Cook]

I watched your video link yesterday. I think you have done a marvellous job replicating the Minnkinen style. You surprised me though, I thought the key would be the link. Now I’m very curious to see where you go next. The smiley face is a nice touch. Is that a tattoo or did you apply it with a marker?

[Susan Wakely]

You are totally nuts but a big fav from me.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

I hope any other upper view had clothes on. nice cold capture.

[borof]

Perfect Minkkinen replica, hope you didn't get cold in the snow.

[Jacqueline]

Wow, what you do to take a shot 😉

[Mags]

Amazing! I'd be freezing.

[Lee]

Very creative of you.

[KV]

I can’t believe you could focus this… not sure how you managed this shot or the pose… especially in the snow.

[Kathy A]

I agree with all the others about how cold it must have been but I'm more interested in how you managed that pose!

[Pyrrhula]

To cold for me. Although the Ice`man is Dutch.
All the flowers are harvest by now.

[Ethel]

Fantastic .

[Yao RL]

Don't you know that the sand is much warmer than snow? This is really cool, a big FAV.

[LManning (Laura)]

Excellent job! Very creative.

[Ingrid]

You are crazy to do this in the snow! But you made an incredible photo! Fav!

[Shutterbug]

I see how you are doing this now. Very nice. It must have been a challenge to get that pose in the snow without shoes or gloves.

[moni kozi]

@cdcook48 It's not a tatoo: i'm a chicken freaking out at the very thought of a needle.

[moni kozi]

@kvphoto Well, some help would have been useful. But none found beside the magic of technology (olympus app on the mobile)

[moni kozi]

@yaorenliu Well... we have a pile of sand but it was equally cold. And snow did not set on it...

[moni kozi]

Hahaaaa!!! So funny all of you!
Disclaimers:
1. No indecent exposure whatsoever (just rolled the legs and sleeves of my clothes).
2. The pose is tricky (my butt hanged in the frame and had to crop it out). It is a low squat, and I think pilates was useful).
3. I had a warm shower on my feet atfer both shootings. It was very cold, and strangely enough no one was willing to pose for me.
Thank you very much for your comments, @ludwigsdiana @bruni @cdcook48 @myzsteriousmizsterjones @wakelys @ladymagpie @borof @jacqbb @marlboromaam @gamelee @kvphoto @kjarn @pyrrhula @ethelperry @yaorenliu @ljmanning @ingrid01 and @shutterbug49

[Ole Kristian Valle]

Strange but cool image!

[moni kozi]

@okvalle Well, when i saw the original it took me some time before i realised what's there.
Thank you very much!

[Delboy79]

Thats a great interpretation Fav

[moni kozi]

@delboy207 Thank you!

[Leslie]

well this sure did surprise me and I love it .... we could be kindred souls ... with unusual selfies .... and I also had to use my mobile to get the focus for my advent calendar pic. Got to love technology ...

[moni kozi]

@lesip Thank you, Leslie!

[Lin]

This is awesome - I missed it the first time around - fav

[moni kozi]

@linnypinny Thank you very much!