Whippet Snippets

Lay your hands on me

And so Girl, all nervous and shaky, finally took the camera and lens out of the boxes. Thank goodness for the vibration reduction (VR) functionality. The first five pics were downright lousy. Test subject Ribsy was coolly ignoring the wannabe photographer in his midst, having hiked around Christie Lake and chased the crazy dogs around at the park earlier in the day. Girl doesn't know her aperture from her ISO, so there's a daunting learning curve ahead. At least the camera's set up, the initial shots are done with, and the memory card is clean and clear for more visual disasters! Maybe Girl won't be as scared the next time. It can only get better - one hopes.

Make a Memory

A chilly day in the Hammer (-24 amid 85 km/hr winds) has Ribsy hanging out at home. Ever wondered what he looked like, hunkered in front of the computer surfing and pawing away at the keyboard all day? Here's a shot of him, courtesy of Photo Booth. 

Wild in the streets

Ribsy went sniffing for some new clothes online. OK, it was actually Girl doing most of the surfing. For the Valentine hounds, here's a sweetheart of a sweater, dotted with an irresistible argyle and passioned heart pattern - available from the fancy lah-di-dahs at Trixie & Peanut.

And how about this for Ribsy's next fancy walk on the town? A reversible lynx faux fur coat! Or if you prefer, there's also tiger, silver mink, giraffe and chinchilla. Wow, how does one decide...

If I was your mother

Another tourtiere night, another terrific dinner. Ribsy instinctively licks his chops just thinking about the tender porky memories.

It was well worth tolerating the small person at dinner. Ribsy has to admit that for a tiny one, Saya is very well behaved. Her parents should be proud.

Misunderstood

Direct from Tokyo, Japan, via the Loulogue, Ribsy presents to you the weirdest looking dog ever. What is it? Boy thinks it's half-baboon.

Miracle

It's a miracle. The wonder of instant cosmetic surgery (thanks again to a certain photo management software's Heal tool) erases Ribsy's rather unsightly scar from a couple of years ago.

Hook Me Up

Coming very soon to Ribsy's face! Girl is excited. She also needs to learn how to take better photos of him fast.

Who says you can't go home?

Ribsy will see you in the 604 in Spring! Vancouver whippet meet-up anyone?

Shadow of a whippet

Some more photo editing magic, courtesy of Ribsy's summertime beached-out face (and a certain software's Shadow/Highlights tool).

Yes, Girl is working away on a project, and she manages to fit in snippets of that whippet whenever she can.

Selective whippeting

Ribsy's seen this style of photo before but wasn't sure how to do it. I mean, he's already pretty pale, but what to do when it comes to taking the color out of the background? Girl showed him how easy it is to do using a photo management software trick or two.