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Looking way up …

01 Friday Mar 2013

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

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Bow building in downtown Calgary, seen with a wide-angle lens

… at the beautiful Bow building in downtown Calgary. Wide-angle lenses are wonderful, aren’t they 🙂

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Aquatic oasis

28 Thursday Feb 2013

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

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Aquatic oasis: A visit to the Seattle Aquarium

Fishies, octopi and otters, oh my! Here are a handful of snapshots from the Seattle Aquarium. The giant octopus, immediately below, was released to the sea a few days after I visited.

Meet the octopus: A visit to the Seattle Aquarium

He otter be hungry: A visit to the Seattle Aquarium

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Winning strategy

27 Wednesday Feb 2013

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

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Winning strategy: The Winner sculpture in downtown Calgary

This is a piece of art called The Winner, which is installed along 8 Ave. S.W. between 7 and 8 St. in downtown Calgary. The image was edited in part with the iOS version of iPhoto, to add a tilt-shift style effect.

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Strolling into town

26 Tuesday Feb 2013

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

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Strolling into town on the Peace Bridge across the Bow River in Calgary, designed by Santiago Calatrava

This bridge was hard on the wallet … thank goodness it’s easy on the eyes.

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Carry me up

25 Monday Feb 2013

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

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Carry me up: Seattle graffiti street art

Spotted this in the Belltown neighbourhood of Seattle.

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Just an hour by the beach

24 Sunday Feb 2013

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

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An hour on the beach

Nice vista of sorts along NE Alberta Street in Portland.

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Inevitable path

22 Friday Feb 2013

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

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Inevitable path

At Pike Place Market in Seattle.

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The look

20 Wednesday Feb 2013

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

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Ocular substitution

Here’s an undoubtedly unauthorized (and certainly creepy!) alteration to a poster outside a shop in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood.

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Arrivals and departures

19 Tuesday Feb 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, Portland, random, trains, transit, Travel, urban

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Scheduled arrivals and departures

I love this kind of information board in train stations. Simple, effective, low-maintenance. The retro feel is a bonus. This one is at Portland Union Station.

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Vantage point

18 Monday Feb 2013

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

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alberta, calgary, canada, HDR, iPhoneography, photography, photowalk, random, skyline, urban

Moody sky ...

Samis Rd. just below Rotary Park is one of my favourite viewpoints for photographing downtown Calgary. Just one downside: The Calgary Tower isn’t visible from this angle.
I guess I’ll have to take another visit to Scotsman’s Hill instead. One of these days. 🙂

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