The view outside the central branch of the Calgary Public Library the other evening.
Birds in the night
01 Saturday Aug 2020
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Curves and segments
31 Friday Jul 2020
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C23
29 Wednesday Jul 2020
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These are ribs of wood serving as decoration outside a commercial building in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood. Their uneven, wavy edges create a neat visual effect if you look at this façade while passing by quickly in a car or bus.
Telus Sky, all grown up
26 Sunday Jul 2020
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Among the newest additions to Calgary’s skyline, Telus Sky is a mixed commercial-residential tower in downtown Calgary. Here, it is reflecting the late-evening sky a few weekends ago.
Nice evening for a wander
25 Saturday Jul 2020
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The evening sun does works its visual magic on the esthetics of the Peace Bridge in Calgary.
Past and future
23 Thursday Jul 2020
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Taking in the view
20 Monday Jul 2020
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The scene from a bench on the Bow River Pathway near north side of the Peace Bridge in Calgary.
Shapes of the city
18 Saturday Jul 2020
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Spanning the eras
30 Saturday Nov 2019
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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.
Calgary’s tallest towers
15 Friday Nov 2019
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The heart of Calgary’s central business district during the blue hour, seen a few days ago. Clockwise from top right: The Bow office building, the double towers of the Suncor Energy Centre, Brookfield Place, Hanover Place (not one of the tall towers, however) and the under-construction Telus Sky.
Also: wide-angle lenses are fun.
