Portrait of Wonderful Friends

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It was nice to spend some time with our friends this week-end (Kaissy, Jeff, Angela and Jay). A few years back Angela and Jay came to our former studio in Orleans to attend summer art camp and we became good friends with their mom & dad as well. Angela & Jay are absolutely talented, they entertained us with beautiful piano playing. After being entertained we went outside for a walk around Mer Bleue. I could not resist taking photos of this lovely family. Thanks you Kaissy, Jeff, Angela and Jay for a great afternoon. We hope to see more of Angela and Jay for piano performances.

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Italian Acrojet Team

The Italian Aerobatic Team otherwise known at Frecce Tricolori were in the Ottawa airshow in the early 90's. I remember it was my second time shooting the airshow. It was also my first time trying a zoom lens (75-300mm). I love how they created their nations flag with these beautiful colours. Not a bad image handheld at 300mm without IS. That day I shot about 3 rolls of film, and if I were shooting today, I would take about 3000 shots!!!

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Russ & Lisa

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We were pretty excited for Lisa & Russ' photoshoot, but when we saw them we realized how excited they were as well. We started the photoshoot with a couple of spots at the arboretum and then made our way downtown. The lucky couple had perfect weather, it was sunny and warm. Here are some teaser images for you guys.... have fun.

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Launching Sister Site!!!

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We are so excited because we have just launched a second site!!! You can check it out at http://www.photographybyramin.ca/ . We are still working on it, at the moment it has just wedding galleries, we are planning to post other projects on it as well. Cheers.

Arrival of Spring

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Last Friday, March 20th was officially the first day of spring. Who better to celebrate the occassion than with all of the ducks and birds along the Ottawa River. There are so many varieties of birds arriving from the south, I spotted six pairs of wood ducks.

Male wood duck

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Female wood duck
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The lucky couple.
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Team Work

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In the past year I have been receiving emails from young photographers and also other photographers requesting to accompany me as a second shooter. I was overwhelmed and humbled with the interest in my style and the number of applicants. It made me realize that my website needed to be updated. Usually, my wife, Patty-Lou accompanies me as a second shooter and an assistant. I also have to mention that she is a fine-art painter and an expert in photoshop. Today we had an opportunity to take a portrait of ourselves to post in my website. I appreciate all of those people who have contacted me, I will keep you in mind if I ever find myself stuck, thank-you for your interest.

Best Regards,

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Ramin................... Spring 2009

Flying Down the Isle

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Last Sunday I was down by the Ottawa River Parkway enjoying the mild temperature and beautiful day. It was lovely to see all of the birds and animals. This lucky couple (Canadian geese) caught my attention and made me excited for the upcoming wedding season.

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