To My Wife

Christmas Greetings 2007

So boys and girls…here we are again. For many of us, we are thankful just for being here and to the others…good job on looking after you the past twelve months. The Reid family have enjoyed 2008 to its fullest. School marks were good; health was good and the summer vacation could not have been better. All relatives are healthy and happy. I guess our only disappointment was not making it back to the rock this summer. We keep threatening to visit but alas, something always comes up. Age is starting to mellow this old geezer and that is probably a good thing. Happiness really comes down to heath, not money or material things. A very good friend of ours was recently diagnosed with a very serious condition and all our thoughts are with her and her family. Her full recovery is the most important thing right now.

And so without further adieu, I again present all the people that have left a lasting impression on me over the last 48 years. Peace be with you all and long may your big jib draw.

Holly Au, Lorne Pike, Linda Pike, Johnny Crocker, Rose Fitzgerald, Dawn Davis, Wanda Hoyles, Wanda Hillyard, Sharon Martin, Kitty Cashin, Linda Smith, Camille, Gregg Davis, Ian Hutchinson, Pauline Hutchinson, Keith Abbott, Paul Baron, Dean Martin, Glen Philpott, Ian Grant, Perry Mathews, Conrad Powell, Jim & Wanda Pond (Jeta and Candy), George Sheppard, Melvina Sheppard, Greg Rumbolt, Peter Alteen, Steve Warren, Doug Alteen, Barry Sweetland, Don Dingwell, Shane Stark, Ranie Padayachee, Joanne Cantwell, Michelle Grant, Anne Marie Fitzgerald, Paul Mathews, Keith Mathews, Jon Soper, Norah Lee, Chris & Linda Soper and family, Anne Alteen and family, Trudy Campbell, Mary Barry, Bruce Smith, Roland MacDonald, Steve White, Ron Ferguson, Chris Hennessey, (the late) Jack Osmond, Jack’s family, Bill Hunt, Dan Murphy, Corinne McGillvery, Jean Smith, (the late) Fred Rabbits, Chuck Dyke, Don Ryan, Gary Oake, Wayne Oake, Brenda, Alf, Rudy, Kim Thistle, Craig Quinn, Donna Alteen, Donna Mullet, Lynn Barter, Barb Bursey, Teena Morrey, Tim Mayberry, Dick MacDonald, Dave Harnett, Charmaine Easton, Sharon Doody, Steve Poole, Jeff Easton, Janice Legge, Craig Smith and family, Terry Thompson, Judy Vincent, Stacy Vincent, Karen Stephen & Susan Vanderbrand, Janice Hardy, Lori Quinn, Des McGrath, Glenn Alteen, Danny O’Conner, my reacquainted friends at Facebook Lynn Gillingham, Don & Diane Ryan, Linda Smith, Angele Marchand & family, Jean Graham, Bonnie Fudge, Sharon Jennings-Matthews, Janice Hutchinson, Dori Osmond, the crowd from the Blomidon Counrty Club and the Corner Brook Curling Club, the boys from the Rideau Curling Club, the crew from Wood Gundy, my staff at H&R Block, the A.U. (Alternate Universe), old band mates from The Academy of Music, Jean Graham, Don, Steve, Martin and me Ma (of course), (the late) E.C. Reid (Pa), cousins, Aunts and Uncles, (the late) Lawrence Ellsworth and most all to Pam, Erica & Jonathan who make every day a happy one.

My sincerest apologies to anyone whose name I’ve inadvertently omitted I assure you that it was just a mental lapse on my part and will be corrected as soon as I realize my error. Merry Christmas and have a safe and joyous New Year.

Dave

Bingo

O.K. So it's Phineas' turn to get geeded. I never know where these ideas manifest but when they do I just have to bang them out. Click images to enlarge.

A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull

Fender Guitars

Just a little bit fun compliments of RP's Hippie and his fondness of Fender instruments.

Slabby Takes Another Hit

Poor Davey (Oldslabsides) from RP. I've done a lot of spoofing on the ol' boy in the past four years. Someone requested another so being the accommodating type, I accepted the job. Here are the before and afters and as always...click on the image for full view.

Comics

Stills looking for a decent "comic" application. If anyone knows of one please drop me a line and let me know the name. This picture was accomplished using three or four apps I do have and while the result isn't too bad, it's still not what I'm after. Thanks to dmax at RP for posting this awesome shot of his better half.

Getting The Most Out Of A Shot

My friend, PattonFever from RP offers up another great picture to work with. This time around I thought I'd go for a dramatic yet simple effect. A little cropping and a little painting and there you have it. A pic with attitude. As always, click on image to see full size.

70s Video

Here's a little thing you can do with a picture that you've taken clowning around. Why not turn it into something like an old 70s VHS cover? Just combine the shot with a prison background, add some text and the VHS logo. To give it that aged 70s feel, just desaturate the photo a wee bit and mess with your colour balance sliders until you get that greenish tinge. That's it. You are now staring in a "B" movie thriller.

(from this...)

(to this)

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Happy Halloween My Pretties

Why Waste A Good Pose

Great shot here of my cousin, Ally, only the background isn't worthy of the pose. With a little help from Google pics I was able to locate a better background photo and with a few adjustments to that picture, created what you see in photo 3.

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Middle East...Here I Come

Not Happy With Your Cut?

One of fine posters on RP just had her hair cut and offered up this photo which clearly demonstrates her disappointment. As it turns out, her loss is my gain and this is the result.

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Kid To Watch Out For

Up and coming guitarist Matt Byrne of Ottawa.

Yo Yo Yo

The Ottawa Heart Rehab threw a party for one of their own and these home girls performed their hit In Da Track. Here is a perceived cd cover for the single. Note the ice sparkles and tats....yes I said tats.

...and finally

Killer Dan

In stores today. The story of a man and his soup. Bay Street would never be the same.


A little mock-up I did for our buddy Dan. Pic was taken in the woods of Eastern Ontario August, 2007.

THE LAKE

Third year running, we've just returned from White Lake and without a doubt, our family's favourite week of the year. The weather was awesome and the water was warm and clear.
Thanks again to Danny Murphy for joining us. Wouldn't be the same without you man.

Ottawa Heart Institute Poster

What you see here is the most labour intensive project I've done to date. It was commissioned by the cardiology unit at the Heart Institute as a going away gift for Dr. Tony Tang. Designing the dry mounted plaque was extremely difficult due to its massive size (48 x36) and the tweaking and positioning of the 73 photographs. Being a celebratory event, I replaced Dr. Tang's dictaphone with a vector champagne goblet. Thanks go to Dr. Michele DeMargerie who recommended me for the job and assisted in the design and Dr. Richard Davies who supplied the photos and the means to complete the job. I understand the going away celebration went well and the the gift was well received by all who attended.

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Girls with tiaras and wands. Not sure what that's all about but the girls love 'em. When my daughter and her friend showed up in full regalia I saw an opportunity for a picture. I call this one "Garden Faeries".

...and this one, Spellbound.

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This Year's Teacher's Gifts

As in past years, we've done up little appreciation packets for the teachers that include a CD and home made peanut brittle. Here is this year's covers. Hats off to my favorite photog, Pilate, for shooting this brilliant sunset.

Another Restoration

Doing restorations is a very subjective endeavour. You have the option of attempting to restore the photo to what you believe is its original state, or, you can take the photo and slightly modernize it to give a fresh new perspective. It really comes down to what the client wants and is willing to pay for. Here I've gone the latter route and "freshened" the photo. Normally I would spend more time on the restoration adding things such as clothing textures but this job was done as a favour and completed very quickly. Still, I think it came off very well.

Thanks to Beez at RP for sharing this beautiful photo of her grandmother.

How I See America's Return to the Moon.

Thanks to RP's Pilate for this amazing photo. As soon as I saw it I envisioned a moonscape so here is my silly rendition of what the moon may look like in 2051.

Great Heron (Annimation)

Cheers to RP's greg6494 for shooting this bird. Well done. I just gave the water a little movement.

Sens vs. Ducks

Tut, Tut....It Looks Like Rain

I'd like to thank Alfia from RP for taking such a great shot. Beautiful work. What I saw, however, was something a little different. After watching so many Pooh Bear movies with the kids, I had the feeling that I'd seen this scene before and here is what transpired. It called for a flip and a little animation.

Original

Geedified

Radio Paradise Retrospective

Allibean Stikes Again

Two more of my favorite west coast model.