28 Wednesday Mar 2012
Posted in Canada, photography, Travel
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Nothing like flying over puffy clouds at sunrise — especially welcome during a sleepless red-eye flight. This was seen somewhere over Canada, back in the fall.
27 Tuesday Mar 2012
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalking, trains, transit, urban
25 Sunday Mar 2012
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alberta, bridge, Calatrava, calgary, canada, iPhoneography, neon, night, Peace Bridge, photography, photos, Santiago Calatrava, urban
It was a long three-and-a-half year wait between conception and unveiling, but Calgarians finally got to get up close and personal with the controversial Peace Bridge on Saturday.
Designed by Santiago Calatrava and built at a cost of some $25 million, it was more than a year behind schedule.
I was not able to attend the opening but stopped by later that evening to see what the hubbub was about. Apart from myself, there were still people coming down just for a look.
A few guys I spoke with mentioned that, like myself, they were not pleased with how Calgary got the bridge. (Single-source contract done without the full knowledge of city council, to be brief about it.) Still, that did not stop them from admiring what a piece of work the thing is.
23 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, urban
22 Thursday Mar 2012
Posted in Alberta, architecture, Calgary, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, architecture, bridge, Calatrava, calgary, canada, design, iPhone, iPhoneography, night, photography, photos, photowalk, random, Santiago Calatrava, urban
Calatrava pedestrian bridge, Calgary, on March 21, 2012, just days shy of its grand opening.
21 Wednesday Mar 2012
Posted in architecture, Canada, design, fun, montreal, photography, photowalking, trains, transit, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, canada, design, métro, montreal, photography, photos, photowalk, quebec, rail, railroad, railway, random, stained glass, station, subway, train, trains, urban
Champ-de-Mars métro station in Montreal was recently identified as one of most beautiful subway stations in the world. Surely, the wonderful panes of stained glass has something to do with it.
21 Wednesday Mar 2012
Posted in Flickr, Internet, photography, technology
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I finally got switched over the Flickr’s new “justified” view for my contacts. My first impression is very positive. In fact, I like it very much. Nicely done!
20 Tuesday Mar 2012
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photography, photos, photowalk, random, telecommunications, telephone, Travel, urban, wires
How easy it is to forget that our modern, interconnected world is ultimately held together with long strands of copper and glass fibre. We often don’t think about how important these infrastructures are until they are damaged or otherwise put out of commission.
Above, a chaotic street scene in the Mission in San Francisco. Below, less cluttered views of the same idea in Montreal, Halifax and Calgary.
19 Monday Mar 2012
Posted in New York, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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bridge, Brooklyn, New York, photography, photos, photowalk, random, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban
I doubt anyone can visit New York without taking a shot that looks a little like this one. And while every picture is similar, none will ever be quite the same. So here’s my contribution to the virtual gallery of images dedicated to the Brooklyn Bridge. And below are a few more.
18 Sunday Mar 2012
Ricky Leong 