Last night, I went to see the sunset on the Ottawa River. Here is a series of my best takes. I will make sure to use an external flash and/or a bounce instead of the built-in flash next time. The latter tends to create ”shinny” spots on faces.
It was nice out yesterday so I went for a bike ride. With the warm weather, tulips were starting to come out. Here are some photos I took downtown. On a side note, the 2010 edition of the Canadian Tulip Festival will be held in Ottawa, May 7-24.
A couple of weeks ago, two of my colleagues and I did a TV report on the potential closure of rock climbing routes in the Ottawa area. Our report was picked-up by Carleton University’s Centretown News.
Canada’s International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan announced Friday that Canadian companies will now be exempted from the so-called Buy American Act. Previously, Canadian suppliers of iron, steel and other construction materials were not allowed to bid on US public infrastructure projects financed by the multi-billion dollar recovery plan set forth by the Obama administration. [...]
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered judgment in Omar Khadr’s case. I was at the court in the morning as a reporter for Radio News — the show we are producing each Friday for the coming weeks in my radio class. The justices ruled that Khadr’s fundamental rights were violated with the complicity of [...]
My parents came for a visit this weekend. Saturday, we went cross-country skiing in the Gatineau hills. Here are some photos of our day. (Click on any photo to launch the gallery.) (©2010 Jean-Sébastien Marier)
The Rideau Canal Skateway opened last week. The ”World’s Largest Skating Rink” is celebrating its forth decade of operation this season. On Wednesday, Samantha and I hit the ice on the 4.3 km section in service between Bank Street Bridge and Mackenzie King Bridge. Here are some photos of our evening. A 7.4 km section [...]
Today, Samantha and I went to see her cousins play hockey. First stop, the Sandy Hill Arena for a 5 p.m. Atom game. The local Ottawa East team won. Next stop, the St. Laurent Complex for a 6 p.m. Pee-Wee Atom A match between the Ottawa East Nationals and the visiting Canterbury Crusaders . The [...]
This evening, I went for some cross-country skiing in the park behind my house with my better half. I brought my camera along and gave a try at black & white photography. Here are some of the results. Last Sunday, I went skiing in Gatineau Park with friends. Here is a photo of our day.
Désolé pour le délais depuis mon dernier message. J’ai eu une fin de semaine et une semaine très occupées jusqu’à maintenant. Samedi, j’ai visité le Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada avec mes grands-parents, de passage à Ottawa pour la fin de semaine. J’ai fait l’erreur de laisser mon flash externe à [...]
Mes grands-parents sont de passage à Ottawa pour la fin de semaine. Voici quelques photos que j’ai prises lors de notre visite à la Colline du Parlement ce soir. Au premier plan se trouve la Flamme du centenaire, allumée pour la première fois en 1967 à l’occasion du 100e anniversaire de la fondation du Canada. [...]
UPDATE 2: It appears that 6 out of 7 of my photos were posted online after all. The two previously mentioned were selected to illustrate an article. UPDATE 1: Two of these photos made it to the Ottawa Citizen’s website. Go to this article and click on the ”Photos” tab. The funeral procession for slain [...]
With the freshly delivered red tomatoes, locally grown brussels sprouts, and baskets of apples displayed on its counter, stand 23 in the ByWard Market blends with its neighbours at first sight. But a detail strikes the attentive eye: ‘‘Laurence & Lucien Cléroux (since) 1957,’’ claims a hardwood sign. With over half a century of seniority [...]
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