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Birds

27 Tuesday Aug 2019

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

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Birds, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A recent snapshot of the public art outside the west side of Calgary’s Central Library.

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Let us spray

26 Monday Aug 2019

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Let us spray, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I’m not sure exactly what this is meant to be, if anything at all, besides splotches of spray paint on a door.

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Sponsored by margaritas

25 Sunday Aug 2019

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Margaritas, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Recently spotted outside a Calgary restaurant.

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Horsepower

24 Saturday Aug 2019

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Horsepower

See the pedals on this horse? They help power a generator to allow users to charge their mobile devices. There’s a USB charging port on the back of the horse’s neck. Neat, functional public art.

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Grazing grounds

22 Thursday Aug 2019

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Grazing grounds, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Some of the buffalo sculptures next to the old Alberta Court of Appeal building in downtown Calgary.

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Businessman

20 Tuesday Aug 2019

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Businessman, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A snapshot of one of Calgary’s iconic sculptures — a pair of businessmen talking — on Stephen Avenue just outside The Bay.

This was a test of sorts of my phone’s simulated bokeh … and it’s not bad when it works as intended.

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Fountain of power

19 Monday Aug 2019

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Fountain of power, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

These fountains are part of the public space at McDougall Centre, the main building housing the Government of Alberta’s offices in Calgary. Some people in political circles are known to call this place “Legislature South”.

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Indigenous expression

17 Saturday Aug 2019

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Indigenous expression, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A beautiful portrait painted on the side of a multi-storey parking garage on the edge of downtown Calgary.

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Please have a seat

16 Friday Aug 2019

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Please have a seat, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Some artful, colourful chairs on the sidewalk near Western Canada High School in Calgary.

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Steps from the shore

15 Thursday Aug 2019

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Steps from the shore, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A view of West Eau Claire Park seen through the structure of the Peace Bridge over the Bow River in Calgary.

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