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Feeling koi

20 Friday Dec 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, photography, photowalking, Portland, Travel, urban

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art, fish, koi, mural, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, Travel, urban

Feeling koi

A lovely mural I found on the east side of Portland, Oregon.

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When pigs can fly …

19 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in fun, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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california, photography, photowalk, random, San Diego, sign, Travel, urban

Watch for flying pigs

… we’ll be needing such signs as this one, spotted in San Diego back in October.

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Unremarkable achievement

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in fun, Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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california, Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, Travel, urban, Venice Beach

Unremarkable achievement

This cute sign is hidden away at pavement level outside my hotel in Venice Beach, California.

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Strokes of realism

17 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, photography, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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La Palma

This artist recreates a street scene in San Francisco’s Mission neighbourhood.

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Bathed in blue

03 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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architecture, art, california, design, iPhoneography, night, photography, photowalk, San Diego, Travel, urban

Bathed in blue

Cool lightning on this building in downtown San Diego.

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Gone fishing

30 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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Fishing

From a beautiful, warm fall afternoon in Portland, Oregon.

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Sole cluster

29 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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california, HDR, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, shoes, Travel, urban

Sole cluster

It seems wherever I’ve gone, I end up coming across a pair of shoes (or more) flung over utility wires. This bunch of shoes was spotted over an alley in The Mission in San Francisco.

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Pretend time travel

28 Thursday Nov 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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Marquard's

Thought I’d have some fun with this old-looking storefront in San Francisco and attempt to make the image look old, too.

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Pulling back the curtain

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, fun, iPhone, Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, Travel, urban

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art, california, Hollywood, iPhoneography, Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, Travel, urban

Pulling back the curtain

The industry of Hollywood is all about fantasy … so it’s appropriate for some of the art in Hollywood to be the same. Here’s a cool trompe-l’oeil just off Hollywood Blvd.

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Translucent polygons

26 Tuesday Nov 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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airport, california, glass, iPhonegraphy, photography, photowalk, random, San Diego, stained glass, Travel, urban

Translucent polygons

This lovely piece of stained glass adorns one end of Terminal 2 at the San Diego airport.

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