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Exotic flying animal

12 Saturday Aug 2017

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Some of the fanciful art adorning temporary construction hoarding near Calgary city hall.

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Straight lines and curves

11 Friday Aug 2017

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This public space connects, from left, the 4th Street S.W. LRT station, the gleaming-new 707 Fifth St. S.W. building, the Calgary Courts Centre and Harley Hotchkiss Gardens.

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Listen

09 Wednesday Aug 2017

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

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National Music Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of the many instruments on display (and playable!) at the National Music Centre in Calgary.

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Telus Sky rising

08 Tuesday Aug 2017

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

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Sky rising

Telus Sky under construction, seen from the arcade outside of Hudson’s Bay department store in downtown Calgary.

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Main drag

06 Sunday Aug 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Bacharach, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, rural, Travel

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Main drag

Cobblestones and half-timbered building greet visitors on the main street in Bacharach, Germany. From a short stay there in September 2015

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Intricate system

05 Saturday Aug 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany

Olympic Stadium in Munich, September 2015.

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Cat’s domain

04 Friday Aug 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Cat's domain

Elegant use of a sticker at this apartment building in Berlin. Spotted in September 2015.

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Intoxicating smells

03 Thursday Aug 2017

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This warning about intoxicating odours is truth in advertising for this food truck, spotted at the Calgary Folk Music Festival this weekend.

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Watching the sun go down

02 Wednesday Aug 2017

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Here are a few folks taking a short break from the music at the Calgary folk festival this weekend, watching a smoke-tinged sunset at Prince’s Island Park.

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No strings

01 Tuesday Aug 2017

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

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Calgary Folk Music Festival, Alberta, Canada

A piece of visual art on display at the Calgary Folk Music Festival this past weekend.

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