Kitty on the roof

It was Halloween Day, the day I had to go renew my car’s registration. The registry sits on a hill and the parking lot overlooks some unremarkable urban scenery. In a word...ugly. But on that day, a little black cat scampered around chasing a leaf on a roof top next door. I watched for several minutes before he settled down on the roof ridge for a little nap. I called him and he looked over. Just in time to have his photograph taken.

Now, the day was a bit overcast and the photograph turned out rather washed out and blah, the kitty was indistinct. But, nevertheless, I liked it.

I’d forgotten about the photo until cleaning out my camera a little while ago. I opened it up in Photoshop and figured I’d give it the works—see if I could make it look more interesting using a batch of filters and tricks. The kitty is still indistinct, but the chimney kind of fascinates me now.

Before

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After

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Sometimes there’s not that much you can do with a crappy photo, but it’s fun to try.