I was not planning to post a self-portrait today. I spent the day on the Mall freezing cold. (The high was 21 F or -6 celsius, with a wind chill of 0 /-17 celsius. Not common temperatures here.) The sky was brilliantly clear again. I revisited the chillis before warming up in the Sackler and Freer Art Galleries. Then walked a mile and a half home.

After dinner I set-up to experiment with a self-portrait for another day. I don't know how Jeanne managed to get the camera to focus and select the correct exposure without being in the frame. I ended up bringing in the music stand again as a place holder. This photo was the line up shot. Several bad exposures, I needed a reflector on the opposite side. The final photo was not really satisfactory. I was WAY too visible and a bit blurry. This one is not so revealing. Enough darkness on my face and I liked the music on the edge. (Certainly this could be better set-up, music lower turned, blah, blah, blah) but it was just a warm-up, yet it reveals without being stark. The music is Arvo Part's 1990 (SATB) setting of "The Beatitudes"--positively difficult. It's scheduled for Sunday, February 15th.