*....or so the story goes. Once upon a time, Ryan suggested to Melissa that they start a 'blog'. To which Melissa said, "We are not blog people!" And so here we are. We are teaching ourselves photography, taking the camera everywhere with us. This little blog is meant to show off shots we are proud of, and to give you a glimpse into our adventures. Comments always welcome!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Northern Wish

Neil sitting in again while the happy couple is away. This was shot on our way home from Manitoulin Island this summer. Shot from the A.Y. Jackson lookout near Sudbury. In 1953, A.Y. Jackson, founding member of the Group of Seven, painted "Spring on the Onaping River" from this vantage point. Beautiful spot and a cool Canadian moment.

Sunday, October 07, 2007

We Did It!!!

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We Did It!!!

Well folks, we did it!! What a great party. More pictures to come after we are done honeymooning.
-shot by Ryan

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

The Season is upon us....

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Hockey season is upon us...

Hey Look!! Hockey is starting!!
That's a good enough distraction from wedding stuff.
Even Neil took time out of wedding arts & crafts for some manly hockey pooling.
Archival shot of RJ's oh-so-photogenic Whitby Dunlops.
-shot by Ryan

Friday, September 28, 2007

More Ol' Tyme Photos

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Grandma & Grandpa

Milton & Ella
Another old wedding photo restored. From his mother's side, this is Ryan's Grandma & Grandpa. Grandma sure was pretty, dontcha think?

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Wedding Factory

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M&M's

M&M's

While Ryan takes a "NyQuil Time-out", and stays the heck away from the M&M's, the rest of of the "Wedding Factory" is in high gear. A huge thanks to: Her Craftiness -Veronica, Best Man & Floral Arranger -Neil, and Tracy for commuting 2 hrs for 2 hrs of work. If you have us on Facebook, check out more photos there. Or, go here for more photos.
-shot by Melissa

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Ol' Tyme Photos

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Grandmama et Grandpapa

We haven't been out shooting lately. We are in the final crunch before the wedding. The only photoshop work we have been doing is restoring wedding photos for us to display. The set will be black & white, but this photo had a natural sepia to it that punched out nicely with some contrast. Thought we would share a bit with you. These are Melissa's grandparents on her Mom's side; Joffre Bruno and Jeanne D'arc.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Wanna Go For a Ride?

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Wanna Go For A Ride?

Another shot from The Ex. -shot by Ryan

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

"In This Case"

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"In This Case"

Probably the most photographed performance art from the Junction Arts Festival.
"In This Case" performed by Julie Haas & Sigrid Keunen.
Can't find their website, but more here
-shot by Ryan

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Neil B-day Bender

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Neil B-day 1

Neil B-day 2

Neil B-day 3

Neil B-day 4

Happy Birthweek Neil!
-shot by Melissa

Saturday, September 08, 2007

The Dakota Tavern

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The Dakota

The Dakota Tavern here in Toronto at Dundas & Ossington is quickly becoming a new favourite spot for me.
-shot by Ryan

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

That Swing Ride.

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Ride

One night at "The Ex"
-shot by Ryan

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Old Couple

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Old Couple

Ok flash foward in time. This will be Melissa and I on our 30th Anniversary.
(I am so cheesy, I know.)
-shot by Ryan

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Luke Doucet

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Luke Doucet

Luke Doucet, Tuesday night at The Dakota Tavern.
-shot by Ryan

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Hair Clip Holder

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Bar Lamp

You know you share your rehearsal studio with an all girl band when:
You find hair clips stuck to your bar lamp.
-shot by Ryan

Monday, August 27, 2007

Rheostatics 2nd Last Show

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Rheostatics 2nd  Last Gig

From the archives. This one is for Neil.
-shot by Ryan

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Play Hard, Rest Hard.

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Play Hard Rest Hard

A little late posting pics from the long weekend, but you can catch our northern adventures HERE.
Thanks again to our awesome host.
-shot by Ryan

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Sunbeams

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Sunbeam

Shot last week. I was looking at this sky all the way home from work, wishing I had my camera with me. Got out in just enough to catch it.
-shot by Ryan

Monday, August 13, 2007

Dirty Diapers Done Dirt Cheap

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For Those About To Rock

With a swell new outfit from Uncle John, RJ shot this great picture of Luke.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Hummingbird

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Hummingbird

Cropped out of the full frame...yes... but do you know how hard it is to photograph these lil guys? No flash. That is the bird just hitting the sunlight.
-shot by Ryan

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Muddin'

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Muddin'

Damn... we forgot our 4 wheelers at home. At least Brian and the boys made it out onto the trails this weekend.
-shot by Ryan

Friday, August 03, 2007

Yonder Mountain String Band

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Yonder 1

Yonder 2

Yonder 3

Ryan was out to get his Bluegrass on, thursday night at the Horseshoe Tavern. Neil, if you are out there, you missed one hell of a show.
-shot by Ryan


Tuesday, July 31, 2007

At Andrea's Shower

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Soothers

When Ryan's cousin, Sarah, and Melissa get together, you know there's gonna be some trouble. -shot by Melissa

Sarah

-shot by Melissa
(sorry Sarah, I couldn't resist posting this. -Ryan)

Sunday, July 29, 2007

In The Movies

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In the Movies

Some kids have all the luck. Imagine hangin' out with dad on a friday night driving around in his old Ford as part of a movie. These cars were heading back to the studio after an afternoon of shooting some stuff for "Flash of Genius." A little soft on the focus but I barely had time to even pull my camera outta the bag as they zoomed past. -shot by Ryan

In The Movies

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

The Police

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The four of us made it out to The Police concert. Some of us were die hard fans anxious to see the show. Some of us were skeptics wondering where our money will take us. Needless to say, we all came home happy. Thanks to Neil & Veronica for smuggling a camera in.
More pics here

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Band Break

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Band Break

Taking a break at band practice.
-shot by Ryan

Monday, July 16, 2007

Shower Flowers

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Flowers

These flower's from Melissa's Bridal Shower have managed to survive all week on the front porch in a glass of water.
-shot by Ryan

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Lines

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Lines

Heavy showers outside on the day of the shower. Long line to get into the shower....so Ryan has a few min to put up a quick pic from the Cuba archives.
-shot by Ryan

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Do it yerself

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Do It Yourself

Been a week since last post. Sorry folks. We have been crazy busy getting the basement finished off.
We even had to call Neil in to help us measure twice....and take a picture.
A HUGE thanks goes out to Dad. Could not have done it without him.
-shot by Neil

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Jack Hammer

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Jack Hammer

....We've called in the pros.
Meet Jack Hammer.
-shot by Ryan

Monday, June 25, 2007

RJ and Luke

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Luke & RJ

Here is RJ and his new son Luke.
-insert Star Wars joke here-
-insert token bald joke here-
Everybody is doing well, a little sleep deprived, but well. Congrats RJ & Diana.
-Shot by Ryan

Monday, June 18, 2007

Monte Carlo

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Monte Carlo

Yikes, six days without a post!! Sorry about that folks.
Everytime we would go visit Bill & Lisa, I have always wanted to snap a picture of this beauty.
-shot by Ryan

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Cassidy

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Cassidy

Ryan's cousin, Lisa, just gave birth to beautiful baby-girl, Cassidy. Melissa went out to visit Mike, Lisa and Baby yesterday.
-shot by Melissa

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Kat & Cat

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Kat & Cat

Congrats to cousin Kathryn and Dominic on their new house. We had a blast at the house warming party.
(...no the cat isn't Dominic. What was that cat's name again?...)
-shot by Ryan

oh and another lady and her cat here. sort of a theme eh?

Friday, June 08, 2007

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Streetcar Named Spadina

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Streetcar Named Spadina

A little cliche, but a fun exercise nonetheless.
-shot by Ryan

Monday, May 28, 2007

King & Spadina

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Spadina Hotel

We're not too sure if all the buildings in Toronto used to put the street signs on the corner of the buildings, but if you look closely at some of the older buildings you might find this. This is the Spadina Hotel, aka "Global Village Backpackers Hostel."
-shot by Melissa

Friday, May 25, 2007

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