*....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!

Monday, March 23, 2009

Spring Skiing

«« prev next »»

Spring Skiing

This is one of our many photos that sums up our beautiful weekend up at Tremblant.
A huge thanks to Fiona, Ryan & Gerald for having us up. -Ryan

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Gzowski Park Beach

«« prev next »»

Beach

Experimenting with duotone and tritone processing.
-Ryan

Monday, March 16, 2009

Three Towers

«« prev next »»

Three Towers

We enjoyed a beautiful saturday afternoon by taking a stroll along Sunnyside Beach.
-Ryan

Monday, March 09, 2009

Rhodes Seventy Three

«« prev next »»

Rhodes

Another shot of Adam's Rhodes Piano.
-Ryan

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Daddy's Refuge

«« prev next »»

Daddy's Refuge

I think every father has his own little sanctuary. A place to get away from it all, be it the garage, wood shop, etc. Even my friend Adam has a corner of the apartment he can call his own. -Ryan

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Chopper Is Above the Law

«« prev next »»

Chopper Is Above The Law

Oh yeah, that's how we roll. -Ryan

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Mezzanine

«« prev next »»

Mezzanine

Up in the mezzanine of the church. -Ryan

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Church

«« prev next »»

Church

It's been waaaaaay too long since I got out and did some exploring. Met up with some other likeminded individuals today to check out this old vacant church. I am just posting this quick shot so you have some perspective on what it looks like before I post more.
-Ryan

Monday, February 16, 2009

Sunday Crafternoon

«« prev next »»

Crafternoon

It was a Sunday "Crafternoon" at Adam and Michelle's. Michelle worked on her needlepoint while the gang gathered around the table and hand-painted designs on "ones-ies" for the new baby.
-Ryan

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Recycling Day

«« prev next »»

Recycling Day

It's been a while since I have even picked up a camera. Took some pics while walking the dog.
-Ryan

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Friday, February 06, 2009

One's going east, the other's going west. So what?

«« prev next »»

One's going east, the other’s going west. So what?

As soon as I saw Melissa and the dogs standing like this, I immediately thought of the Dog Painting scene from Goodfellas.
-Ryan

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009

D major

«« prev next »»

D

D major.
-shot by Melissa

Sunday, January 25, 2009

More Cowbell

«« prev next »»

More Cowbell

Well, we did another round of band photos on Friday night. Neil did a formidable job shooting last week, but we realized that we look better at the start of the night...before the beer.
-shot by Melissa

Monday, January 19, 2009

Tea Cup

«« prev next »»

Tea Cup

Experimenting with a 50mm prime.
-shot by Melissa

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Friday, January 02, 2009

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Burried Signs

«« prev next »»

Buried Signs

I don't know why Dad spent all that money on a new DSLR. His old film camera seems to work just fine. :P I pulled Dad's old rangefinder film camera outta storage for our trip to Quebec. Shot on some cheap old 800 iso stock. -Ryan

Monday, December 29, 2008

"Not A Creature Was Stirring..."

«« prev next »»

"Not A Creature Was Stirring..."

Melissa and Chopper waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

"We are not Blog People*..." -In PRINT

«« prev next »»

Blog Book

For Christmas this year, Neil & Veronica put together a photo book made up of the photos Melissa & I post on our "photoblog". I was quite excited when I got it. Melissa took it with us to Quebec to show just about all of her family and friends. A serendipitous extension of this gift was that we were able to see people's reactions, and hear their compliments first hand, pretty much for the first time. It felt kinda nice, and it is appreciated. However, "the fates" are keeping me "honest" because anytime I tried to take a picture of the book, it came back out of focus. :P

Again, thank you Neil & Veronica, this is truly a wonderful Christmas present.
-Ryan & Melissa

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Baan Thai

«« prev next »»

Baan Thai Restaurant

Tonight was sort of an impromptu family night. Mom and Dad came down for a visit. Dad brought his new camera. (Used for this pic.) We went out for dinner at the Baan Thai restaurant to visit Neil at work. If you are ever out in the Junction area and want good Thai food, stop by Baan Thai -Ryan

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Peak to Peak

«« prev next »»

Peak To Peak

Tonight's snow storm has me taking a stroll down memory lane. Shot while skiing at Whistler. This is one end of the "Peak to Peak" gondola that will take you from the peak of Whistler to the Peak of Blackcomb in 15 min. -Ryan

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

«« prev next »»

Victoria Parliament Buildings

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. The past couple weeks have just slipped by. Oh, and sorry for the larger size. It is 1 am, and I don't feel like going back into photoshop.
-Ryan

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Chocolate Shop Mirror

«« prev next »»

Chocolate Shop Mirror

Cliche shot? Perhaps, but I just couldn't help myself. -Ryan

Monday, December 01, 2008

Blackcomb Clouds

«« prev next »»

Blackcomb Clouds

On my last day in Whistler the sun started to poke through the clouds at the peak. This is shot from the Whistler village-to-peak gondola. Looking at Blackcomb. Pretty much stickin' the camera out the window and firing away. Flying back to Toronto tonight. More pics to come after I get myself settled.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Good Bye Grey Mile

«« prev next »»

Good Bye Grey Mile

I shot this on my last night at the Vancouver facility. Every night for the last three months I have stepped out of my suite to see this. I have lovingly named it "The Grey Mile".
And what is at the end of this long hallway? ....The only set of washrooms on the entire floor.
-Ryan

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Mount Douglas

«« prev next »»

Neil & Veronica

A huge thanks to Neil & Veronica for touring us around Victoria this weekend.
This is a shot of them on Mount Douglas.
-shot by Ryan

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

Karaoke at the HoJo

«« prev next »»

_MG_2114

It started out innocently enough. Over to Brian's to listen to some records.

_MG_2131

Maybe drink some beer.

_MG_2123

Brian says "C'mon fellas, I hear there is going to be a punk rock show show at the Biltmore. It'll be neat-o"

_MG_2128

James rounds up a posse. Tell them to hurry up. The show might sell out.

_MG_2136

The show sold out. The Howard Johnson Hotel bar beckons us to come in. Any port in a storm, right?

IMG_2134

...and the pitchers start flowing

IMG_2133

James contemplates karaoke.

IMG_2170

Brian and James kick it ol' school with "The Humpty Dance"

IMG_2142

They do a little dance.

IMG_2149

The crowd goes wild and rushes the dance floor.

IMG_2151

Damian is quite chuffed with the situation as Brian embraces him from behind.

_MG_2191

Some Aussies from the aforementioned crowd invite us to a spontaneous house party...

_MG_2176

...at 3 in the morning.

_MG_2183

James dances while Brian wonders where his wallet went.

_MG_2186

Not too sure whose apartment it was. Random Aussie girl #3?

_MG_2195

Or was it Random Aussie girl #1?

_MG_2185

Hey did these two actually hook up? Memory is a bit fuzzy after this point.

Blog Archive