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Take a spin

19 Wednesday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, London, photography, photowalking, Travel, urban

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Take a spin

Looking north from the Westminster Bridge in London, with the London Eye on the right. This was taken moments after riding the Eye last October. If the weather’s right, this attraction offer a great view.

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Smallest house in Brussels

14 Friday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, history, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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La plus petite maison

This is the smallest house in Brussels, as spotted as I passed through town last September.
Well, at least, that’s what the sign says.

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Urban totem pole

28 Tuesday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, British Columbia, Calgary, history, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Urban totem

Awesome visual/cultural element ornamenting Vancouver’s urban landscape, seen last month.

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Visual trickery with iPhone camera’s panorama mode

15 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Apple, architecture, British Columbia, Canada, fun, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, technology, trains, transit, Travel, urban, Vancouver

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Roundhouse

This is the former Canadian Pacific roundhouse in Vancouver’s Yaletown district, captured with a sweep of my iPhone’s camera in “panorama” mode.
It was really interesting to try this, because the roundhouse is built in the shape of an arc … so if you’re standing at the centrepoint of the arc and you swivel to capture the panorama, the main subject doesn’t look very distorted at all, while everything else does.

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Nathan Phillips Square

12 Sunday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, photography, photowalking, random, Toronto, Travel, urban

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Nathan Phillips Square

… including Toronto’s hallmark and iconic City Hall building.

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Esplanade Riel

09 Thursday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Vers St. Boniface

This beautiful pedestrian bridge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, links the Forks area just off Union Station with the city’s traditionally francophone area, St. Boniface.
(The photo above was captured with an SLR; the bottom one was snapped with my iPhone.)

Hanging on a wire

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Vancouver Block

01 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, British Columbia, Canada, design, history, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Vancouver Block

A wonderful old building in the heart of downtown Vancouver.

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Under the rotunda

23 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, history, Manitoba, photography, photowalking, random, trains, Travel, urban, Winnipeg

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Under the rotunda

This is the beautiful ceiling in the main hall of Winnipeg Union Station.

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Holy glow

21 Sunday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, history, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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St. James United Church

St. James United Church in downtown Montreal. It’s a lovely building whose facade, until recently, was shrouded by stores.

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Under the needle

13 Saturday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, photography, photowalking, random, Seattle, Travel, urban

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Under the needle

At the Space Needle in Seattle.

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