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Spheres

13 Friday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, urban

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Sphères, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A work hanging from a high ceiling in one of the lounging spaces at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

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Watch for hazards!

12 Thursday Dec 2019

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Causé par moi! Montreal, Quebec, Canada

This awesome sign taped to a barricade blocking off a construction site was spotted during a recent, brief visit to Montreal. It says “Danger: Caused by me!”

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To the lagoon

11 Wednesday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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To the lagoon, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Eau Claire Park in Calgary as seen last month, a day or so after being blanketed by snow.

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Helpful advice

10 Tuesday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Helpful advice, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Words of wisdom from a Calgary watering hole.

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Held together

05 Thursday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Held together, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This is the shelter hanging over the 3rd Street S.W. CTrain station in downtown Calgary, as seen from one of the Plus 15 walkways running alongside it.

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Feast

04 Wednesday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Feast, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A sign outside a restaurant on 16th Avenue N.W. in Calgary promises loads of tasty things.

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Big Daddy

03 Tuesday Dec 2019

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Big Daddy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of the pieces of public art placed along the sidewalk on 3rd Street S.W. in downtown Calgary.

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Return to the fish shack

02 Monday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Return to the Fish Shack, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

We’re back to the exterior of Rodney’s in Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood for another recent snapshot of their colourful secondary entrances. Last time, it was a side door along 4th Street S.W. This time, it’s a door leading the back alley.

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Radial light patterns

01 Sunday Dec 2019

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Radial light pattern, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The light from nearby traffic signals creates a cool visual effect as it reflects from the shutters of a store on Kensington Road N.W. in Calgary.

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Spanning the eras

30 Saturday Nov 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, architecture, Calgary, Canada, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Spanning the eras, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary’s former Fire Station No. 1, foreground left, and the North-West Travellers Building, foreground right, are dwarfed by their much bigger neighbours The Bow and Telus Sky, as seen a few weeks ago.

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Journalist by trade, photographer for fun. I help make multi-platform content at Postmedia in Calgary. Opinions expressed here are my own.

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