09 Saturday May 2009
Posted in art, photography, trains, transit
Another oldie, this time from the start of my railfanning days.
This image was taken on a sleepless night, looking forward on the upper level of the Park Car (domed observation car) aboard the Ocean, Via Rail’s Montreal-Halifax overnight train. We were somewhere west of Rimouski, Que., at the time. What you see here is a long exposure, with passing lights reflecting off the fluted, stainless-steel bodies of the train cars.
This photo was once featured in the Gallery section of Trains magazine.
02 Saturday May 2009
Posted in architecture, art, fun, history, photowalking, Quebec City
Tags
art, canada, mural, Quebec City, random, Travel, urban photowalk
An oldie but a goody, from way back in August 2003.
03 Sunday Aug 2008
Spent my days off taking in some of the shows at the Calgary Fringe Festival, taking place at various venues in Inglewood this year.
My friend and colleague Dave Breakenridge is blogging about the Fringe at the Calgary Sun website. If you’ve got a minute, go see what he thinks of the acts. And if you’ve got a little more time, go down to take in some of the shows.
Serendipity is one of the businesses in Inglewood with extended hours during the Fringe.
From the Ground Up is a furniture store by day but a Fringe venue by night.
12 Tuesday Feb 2008
Posted in architecture, art, montreal, photowalking, random, urban
Here’s another shot from my mini-photowalk in Montreal.
As you might have guessed, the scene has a little less contrast and saturation in reality.
11 Monday Feb 2008
Posted in architecture, art, montreal, photowalking, random, urban
Who needs lens filters when you have stained glass?
Shot this from inside the Palais des congrès, Montreal’s convention centre.
26 Saturday Jan 2008
Posted in art, Flickrmeet, friends, fun, ice sculpting, photowalking
Spend today attending Ice Magic at Lake Louise with some Calgary Flickr friends.
26 Monday Nov 2007
Public art on McGill College Ave. in Montreal:
19 Saturday May 2007
Posted in art
| After driving past the Calgary Farmers’ Market at Currie Barracks more than once, I figured it was time I went inside for a peek. The prices are comparable to that of your neighbourhood grocery store but at least here you know the money is going to folks who grow their goods near here. And for the most part, the quality of the produce is a little better than what you’d expect at the big chains. Fresh cooked goods are also sold here. Western European, Mediterranean and Asian cuisine are available. (I went for a stuffed pepper.) If you’re into desserts, you can buy all the fudge, pies, cakes and other pastries you want from the various stalls. And then are the artists who sell their work here. Two vendors, StoneCraft Mosaics of Black Diamond and Gorgeous Glass of Turner Valley, kindly allowed me to snap a few shots at their stands. Here are three examples of what they sell (click for larger image): |
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Bottle stops at Gorgeous Glass Hosted on Zooomr Cool plate at Gorgeous Glass  Hosted on Zooomr |
Mugs at StoneCraft Mosaics Hosted on Zooomr |
| And to top it all off, a young cellist was at the door busking. Hope he made lots of money today. Next time I’m there, maybe the Candy Guy’s stall will be less busy so I can photograph in there. 🙂 In short, this was a cool way to spend a couple of hours. |
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Ricky Leong 