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Raindrops keep falling on my head

21 Sunday Jul 2013

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

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alberta, calgary, canada, Hipstamatic, iPhoneography, photography, rain, random, urban

Raindrops keep falling on my head

Well, more like the car’s windshield … but you get the idea.
This is from one of our frequent rainfalls earlier this summer.

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Smitten … with neon

21 Sunday Jul 2013

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

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alberta, calgary, canada, neon, night, photowalk, random, urban

Smitten

Spotted one night recently in Kensington, Calgary.

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Urban blooms

17 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Calgary, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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alberta, Amsterdam, art, calgary, canada, flower, flowers, montreal, Netherlands, New York, Ontario, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Toronto, Travel, urban

Light-emitting flowers
Montreal

I take pictures of flowers from time to time on my photowalks. A whole pile of them are pretty but they sure aren’t real.

Wooden garden
Calgary

Flowers greet you
Amsterdam

Flowers for sale
Toronto

Powder flower
New York

Power of flowers
Amsterdam

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Smiling star

15 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, iPhone, photography, random, urban

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Smiling star

Beads, part of a child’s toy.

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Demolished

14 Sunday Jul 2013

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

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Demolished

A follow-up to a post months ago called “Doomed”.
Sometime this spring, those buildings were bulldozed with great efficiency — everything torn down and carted away within a matter of days.
And this weekend, it looks as if new utility lines are going in.
Sign of progress, I presume.

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Another panorama? Yeah, why not

12 Friday Jul 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Belgium, Brussels, Bruxelles, Grand Place, iPhoneography, panorama, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

Grand square

This is the Grand Place in Brussels, captured during my trip through the city last year.
The photo was taken pretty much first thing in the morning … so not too many tourists and lots of vans making deliveries to local businesses.

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Panoramic view of Paris

11 Thursday Jul 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Paris, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Paris : vue panoramique

The Montparnasse Tower might not the the prettiest thing on the Parisian skyline … but at least when your at the top of it, you don’t see it!
In this view, we’re looking at the Eiffel Tower with the modern skyscrapers of La Défense in the background.

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Adventures in Lego

10 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, fun, photography, random, urban

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Battle of Endor … in Lego!

A bit of time travel today, back to Calgary Expo in April. The Lego table was always crowded with people of all ages leaning in to see the marvellous work done by the people who constructed intricate scenes, including ones depicted here.

High-speed, high-flying chase

Ewok attacks!

Did somebody call a doctor?

Millennium Falcon

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Police box in Kensington

09 Tuesday Jul 2013

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

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Welcome to the neighbourhood!

The newest addition to Kensington: a Tardis!

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Starting line

08 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, photography, random, trains, Travel

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Starting line

Just some random fun with depth of field. Shot while I was aboard Via Rail’s “The Canadian” back in April. One of the Skyline dome cars was stocked with a few board games, including this one.

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