I caught the worm this morning with this stunning picture of the sunrise. 

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The colours are so vivid, the shot required limited edits in Photoshop. All be it a little tweak with the contrast and levels.

I’ve called it pink elephant because it reminds me of the “trippy” drunk scene in Dumbo. Possibly still one of the finest montages in the history of animated film.

Here it is for your pleasure:

Greetings from my sick bed. I roused myself to bring you this fine little number.

That’s dedication right there: in a snap shot.

So, in the spirit of “britishness”, a stiff upper lip and other clichés, here it is:

Day Two: Fall Down

To achieve this washed out look, I added a couple of adjustment layers (see below). The most dramatic was the Black and White Layer, with a custom tint  in this shade: #d1caba

 

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s photo !

That’s a photo a day for the less astute among you.

Why am I doing this? Well, I’m never too far from my camera, so I thought I’d share with you what my lens sees on a more regular basis.

This isn’t going to be a year long documentation of my toes clutching bath taps, nor is this going to be an accidental food blog. No, I’m going to bring out my latent adventurous side as I up the creative ante with each shot that I take.

Day One

Here’s my first photo. It’s called:

Why my cat is eternally better than your cat

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s photo!