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Solar power, solar flower

10 Thursday May 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

An eco-friendly installation near the Kensington BRZ in Calgary, as spotted a few weeks ago. (It’s been erected for much longer, however.)

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Eternal

09 Wednesday May 2018

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Eternal

At Central Memorial Park in Calgary, snapped a few weekends ago.

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Mariachi Lego

08 Tuesday May 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, Calgary Expo, random

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Lego mariachi

Is there anything a Lego character can’t do? Here are two set up to make music. Spotted at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo a few weekends ago.

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Skyward

07 Monday May 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Telus Sky in downtown Calgary isn’t even finished yet but it’s already proving to be a very photogenic structure.

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1315 1 St. S.W., Calgary

06 Sunday May 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Amid a development boom all around it, this downtown Calgary building looks as if it’s getting some TLC. (At least, I hope it is.)

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Teepee

05 Saturday May 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The moon peeks through the artistic representation of a teepee at the entrance to Stampede Park in Calgary.

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Transit mall

04 Friday May 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, urban

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A Calgary CTrain light rail vehicle travels westbound on 7th Avenue at 1st Street S.W.

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Superior Auto Body

03 Thursday May 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A neat sign outside a garage on 17th Avenue just a few block away from Stampede Park in Calgary.

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Special deal

02 Wednesday May 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, Calgary Expo, random

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Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo

One of the many collectors’ items on sale at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo this past weekend.

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Prime time: Shooting with my Nifty Fifty (Part 7)

29 Sunday Apr 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. This is a sign at Brookfield Place marking one of the many entrances to the Plus-15, Calgary’s system of pedestrian walkways.

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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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