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Watching the sun go down

02 Wednesday Aug 2017

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Here are a few folks taking a short break from the music at the Calgary folk festival this weekend, watching a smoke-tinged sunset at Prince’s Island Park.

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No strings

01 Tuesday Aug 2017

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

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Calgary Folk Music Festival, Alberta, Canada

A piece of visual art on display at the Calgary Folk Music Festival this past weekend.

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Arms outstretched

31 Monday Jul 2017

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

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Public art in Oslo, Norway

Some sort of bipedal creature is depicted in a piece of modern art in Oslo, Norway. Spotted back in August 2014.

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Hamburg Hbf

30 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Hamburg, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg’s busy main train station, as captured on a sunny morning back in August 2014.

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Dry aquarium

29 Saturday Jul 2017

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

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Stockholm, Sweden

An interesting way to dress up a mailbox. Spotted in Stockholm, Sweden, back in August 2014.

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Floating

28 Friday Jul 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, Helsinki, photography, random, transportation, Travel

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Flying over the Netherlands

The view from Seat 7A while flying from Helsinki to Amsterdam back in August 2014.

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Serene

27 Thursday Jul 2017

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

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Voss, Norway

The tranquil confines of a church and cemetery in Voss, Norway. From my visit to Norway in August 2014.

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Tenderness

26 Wednesday Jul 2017

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

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Tenderness

Another throwback to my trip to northern Europe back in August 2014. This is one example of the many pieces of the public art in Helsinki, Finland.

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Tallinn’s Upper Town

25 Tuesday Jul 2017

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

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Tallinn, Estonia

One of only a handful of images I was able to capture in Tallinn, Estonia, on a day-trip in August 2014 from Helsinki, Finland. While I was eating lunch, the sky opened up and down came torrential downpours for the rest of the afternoon. That day, I learned my camera had weather sealing, while my rain jacket had lost its impermeability.

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Frozen in time

23 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, Norway, Oslo, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Frozen in time

A Second World War memorial along the waterfront in Oslo, Norway. From my visit in August 2014.

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