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Where the buffalo roam

14 Thursday Dec 2017

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

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Calgary International Airport

Some of the public art in the U.S./transborder terminal at the Calgary International Airport.

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Today’s show

13 Wednesday Dec 2017

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

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Today’s show

Man of the marquee in Portland, Oregon.

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Shooting shadows

12 Tuesday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in music, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel

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Portland, Oregon

Had so much fun with song titles yesterday, I thought I’d do it again with today’s post. This is from a show at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom on Sunday. As an added bonus, the band that wrote the song whose name I’ve borrowed was actually playing at the venue at the time.

Dreamers

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I wake up to your sunset

11 Monday Dec 2017

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

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I wake up to your sunset

Yup, another photo title modelled after song lyrics. You can see downtown Calgary off in the distance behind all the airport infrastructure.

To eliminate all manner of glare, I was holding up my sweater in one hand to try and block out some interior lights while taking the photo with the other hand. I’m sure I looked really goofy to the people around me but at least the picture turned out.

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Tracks we’ve made

10 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, photography, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transportation, Travel

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Salzbergen

Looking out the back of a train in Salzburgen, Germany, as it speeds toward Hamburg. This is from my trip to Europe in August 2014.

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Biblical storytelling

09 Saturday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Budapest, Hungary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Budapest, Hungary

One of the many historical monuments dotting the city of Budapest. This column was seen on my visit there in September 2015.

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Stockholm-Helsinki ferry: Starboard view

08 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Helsinki, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Stockholm, Travel

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Stockholm, Sweden

Looking out a porthole aboard a ferry, just departing Stockholm on its way to Helsinki. Snapped this from my visit to northern Europe in August 2014.

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Spirits of the waterfall

07 Thursday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Norway, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Sognefjord, Norway

A folk dancer performs near a waterfall between Myrdal and Flåm, Norway. These mini-shows coincide with the passage of passenger trains in the vicinity. From my visit to Sognefjord in August 2014.

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Place-du-6-décembre-1989

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, history, montreal, Quebec, random

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École Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

En mémoire des victimes de la tuerie à l’école polytechnique de Montréal il y a 28 ans : Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Anne St-Arsenault, Annie Turcotte, Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz. Cette photo a été prise quelques heures après les évènements commémoratifs qui ont eu lieu en décembre 2014.

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No parking within five metres

05 Tuesday Dec 2017

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Just a random street sign with cool, wispy clouds in the background, captured in Calgary earlier this fall.

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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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