February 1st: Piano Man

For a good while, I wasn’t sure I wanted to do February Photo Fest again this year. Even though I really enjoyed taking part last time, there’s no getting around the fact that it’s a big commitment – creatively, and in terms of time and organisation – especially for someone who spectacularly failed to finish his December Dick Fest calendar just a few weeks ago.

It was only when I started to see other people’s photos appear in my Twitter timeline, and when I suddenly got excited about all the great posts Liv has got lined up for the next few weeks, that I realised how much I’d miss it if I stayed on the sidelines. That coincided with an overnight trip to a quirky little hotel on the riverfront in Pisa, and a couple of photo opportunities that I simply couldn’t pass up…

So yes, let’s do this! My first two shots this year are from that Pisa hotel, and were taken in the big hallway outside my room, long after all the other guests had gone to sleep. The witching hour, and then some. We’ll see how I go with the rest of this challenge, but I am at least now looking forward to a whole month or smutty, sexy fun – and to seeing what everyone else comes up with!