Hi and welcome to www.barrycomer.com where I get a chance to share recent events with friends and family. I am a Senior Software Engineer living in Ottawa, Ontario. Life requires a healthy balance between work and play to keep it both fun and interesting. That said, I commit very strongly to everything I do. My hobbies include flying as a private pilot, photography, motorcycles and travel. I can be reached at - email: barry@barrycomer.com or IM: bcomer@jabber.org

Below are four photo galleries I would like to share. Use the 'Back' button to return to this page:

Sample Photo Gallery Carp Air Show Gallery

Australia/New Zealand Gallery Australia/New Zealand Panoramas

Here is an Adobe Flex application I have been working on that detects your IP address and shows
a map of its registered location. This is not necessarily the same as your geographical location.
Map load time depends on your connection speed.

Tonight (October 13, 2009) my photography lighting class went shooting downtown Ottawa.

Today (July 23, 2009) I noticed someone parked a new motorcycle in
the garage. Here is an ad that Kawasaki put out for this bike ZX14.

Today (July 12, 2009) I was at the annual MerrickVille car show and caught myself in the headlight of a custom hot rod.

I was at the Ottawa Airport yesterday (July 5, 2009) and saw these matching 747s belonging to the Japanese Emperor.

A friend and I went to the Vintage Wings of Canada show today (June 6, 2009) at the Gatineau
airport. Here is a shot of a P51 Mustang that performed several times across the day.

I took this shot last weekend (May 31, 2009) while flying to Oshawa.

Today (May 23, 2009) this little fellow was watching me in the backyard.

Today (March 8, 2009) a friend and I flew his aircraft to Toronto's City Centre airport.

This morning (March 1, 2009) I arrived back in Ottawa after spending a week in Florida.
The weather was great and daytime temperatures hovered around 27C or 80F. Here is a
'tourist' picture of the space shuttle Discovery sitting on the launch pad.

Last weekend (January 10, 2009) two friends and I flew to City Centre airport downtown Toronto.

Today (December 4, 2008) I had my first pilot flight in a Cessna 172P aircraft (top) followed by a
passenger flight in a Diamond DA40XL (bottom). As you can see there is quite a difference between
these two aircraft. The Cessna 172 is of the 1982 vintage and a very capable aircraft also equipped for
IFR flight. The 172 interior shown below is not the actual C-FACG interior but gives an idea of what
the layout is like. Both aircraft are capable of carrying four passengers.

Relaxing at a friend's cottage (September 5, 2008) during a well deserved break - life is about balance.

Last Saturday (November 1, 2008) I completed the final hour of instrument training for my Private
Pilot license. Today (November 2, 2008) my flight instructor endorsed my existing recreational permit
to include the additional privilege of Private Pilot. A few links worth watching Snoopy 1 and Snoopy 2.

Classic fighter planes doing a fly-by at the last Ottawa Airshow (June 29, 2008).

An inverted jet pilot showing off at the last Ottawa Airshow (June 29, 2008).

Today (October 20, 2008) I passed my Canadian Private Pilot flight test. This is an upgrade to the recreational pilot permit
test I passed on November 4, 2007. Below is a picture of me with my instructor Juliette Marczuk (left) and the Transport
Canada examiner Martine Dumas (right). What an incredible sense of accomplishment to have this behind me.

This past week (October 14, 2008) I took care of a friend's Sheltie kennel and after it rained I found these two looking to come inside.

A sky diver from the last Ottawa Airshow (June 29, 2008).

Can you tell what kind of car I drive? Look under the spoiler for a hint.

Mirrored buildings reflect the coolest things.

The Ottawa Airshow (June 29, 2008) at Carp Ontario featured both modern and vintage aircraft.