Ryan J. Allen » photography http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog Everything RJA Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:59:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MK’s Surprise Party, Bluesfest, Aventure Lafleche Photosets Posted http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2011/08/07/mks-surprise-party-bluesfest-aventure-lafleche-photosets-posted/ http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2011/08/07/mks-surprise-party-bluesfest-aventure-lafleche-photosets-posted/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:43:45 +0000 Ryan J. Allen http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/?p=2112 Hi Internet,

I have posted some new photosets to my Flickr account. In chronological order, MK’s Surprise 30th Birthday, Bluesfest 2011, and from a trip to Aventure Lafleche’s aerial adventure. It is worth noting that these events all took place before Stephanie worked her magic on my hair, which is now beautiful. None-the-less, they [...]]]> Hi Internet,

I have posted some new photosets to my Flickr account. In chronological order, MK’s Surprise 30th Birthday, Bluesfest 2011, and from a trip to Aventure Lafleche’s aerial adventure. It is worth noting that these events all took place before Stephanie worked her magic on my hair, which is now beautiful. None-the-less, they are enjoyable.

So, enjoy.

]]> http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2011/08/07/mks-surprise-party-bluesfest-aventure-lafleche-photosets-posted/feed/ 0 Starbucks, PlayBook, Flickr, YouTube, White Mocha http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2011/04/22/starbucks-playbook-flickr-youtube-white-mocha/ http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2011/04/22/starbucks-playbook-flickr-youtube-white-mocha/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:21:48 +0000 Ryan J. Allen http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/?p=2056 This morning after church Adam, Kyla, and I went to Starbucks to enjoy a beverage and company. It was a nice day so we sat on the patio. I was showing Adam and Kyla some photos from Will and I’s east coast trip on a PlayBook when, simultaneously, two things happened: 1. Adam saw [...]]]> This morning after church Adam, Kyla, and I went to Starbucks to enjoy a beverage and company. It was a nice day so we sat on the patio. I was showing Adam and Kyla some photos from Will and I’s east coast trip on a PlayBook when, simultaneously, two things happened: 1. Adam saw a photo of Will playing at an open mic night and asked about this; and, 2. a nearby patron noticed that we were sharing memories around a PlayBook. In response to (1), I multi-tasked over to the YouTube app to search for the short clip of Will performing in Charlottetown. This also served to showcase the PlayBook for the crowd of people that had grown in response to (2).

It was weird and hilarious.

It’s also worth mentioning that I had an Iced Grande two-pump white mocha light-ice latte. It was amazing.

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]]> http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2010/02/02/haiti-three-weeks-later/feed/ 0 The Challenge: A Year in 100 Photographs http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2009/11/15/the-challenge-a-year-in-100-photographs/ http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/2009/11/15/the-challenge-a-year-in-100-photographs/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:59:47 +0000 Ryan J. Allen http://www.ryanjallen.net/blog/?p=1744 I am faced with a difficult challenge: a year in 100 photographs.

Before I left Ms. Kirkey was kind enough to prepare for me a photo album with a collection of photos of friends and family. I kept this photo album on my coffee table the entire time I was in Germany. It was [...]]]> I am faced with a difficult challenge: a year in 100 photographs.

Before I left Ms. Kirkey was kind enough to prepare for me a photo album with a collection of photos of friends and family. I kept this photo album on my coffee table the entire time I was in Germany. It was a great reminder of the people who help to make my life what it is.

The album also happened to be half-empty, allowing the perfect opportunity to fill the album with photos from my year abroad. I just counted the pages and there is space for about 100 photos. I wasn’t photo crazy most of the time I was there, but I have lots of photos among:

  • in and around my flat
  • the chicken castle
  • Built to Spill in Stutgart
  • a sloppy joes party
  • a pigeon festival
  • my Kinder Surprise advent calendar
  • a 1FCK match
  • the Karlsruhe Christmas market
  • the XXL restaurant
  • Skiing at Mehliskopf
  • London, Paris, and Germany with Katy
  • visiting at mine and castle at Neuenbürg
  • Munich, Prague, Strasbourg, Blackforest, and Zurich photos with Evan, MK, and Zout
  • Canada Day and barbecuing in Germany
  • the Alpencross
  • my trip to Madrid to see NIN
  • the Porsche museum
  • the Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge
  • road trip to Brussels, and
  • my trip to Berlin

I don’t know how I can condense this to 100 photographs. So far my best idea is to do so using people–minimize the inclusion of photos don’t don’t include people I’d like to remember–but I still think I’ll be left with too many photos to fit in the album.

It’s too bad I wasn’t married to a photo-crazy woman who would just take care of this for me. This would make my life ten times easier in this respect.

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