175/365: Bike Thief.

Coyote apparently shows no mercy. Our good friend Billy (aka Lucky) came by today; this is the man that MARRIED my wife and I...and Coyote has the nerve to take his motorcycle for a joy ride when he turns his back. What Coyote may not know is that there's another, lesser known, lesser statured trickster that answers to Lucky. Who knows what the wrath of Percy could entail?

Sorry, that was just an inside joke, not really a good thing for a blog. I won't go into any detail about the fictitious midget known as Percy, but I will share this with you: Sometimes you can do everything in camera, by taking the time to set up lights (if needed), careful framing, direction, appropriate movement, etc. Other times, you take a photograph in the available light, quickly and with a mind toward the post-production. Photoshop is an amazing program, and there's something new to learn no matter how long you have been using it. Many layers and adjustments later, you can take a blah image to something more interesting. Here's the original photo to demonstrate the extent to which I used post-production to create today's image. Granted, today's post isn't exactly standard in terms of processing; it has more of a Dave Hill/photo illustration feel. But sometimes that's what's called for.

-llg