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Shooting shadows

12 Tuesday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in music, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel

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Portland, Oregon

Had so much fun with song titles yesterday, I thought I’d do it again with today’s post. This is from a show at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom on Sunday. As an added bonus, the band that wrote the song whose name I’ve borrowed was actually playing at the venue at the time.

Dreamers

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Tracks we’ve made

10 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, photography, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transportation, Travel

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Salzbergen

Looking out the back of a train in Salzburgen, Germany, as it speeds toward Hamburg. This is from my trip to Europe in August 2014.

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Biblical storytelling

09 Saturday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Budapest, Hungary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Budapest, Hungary

One of the many historical monuments dotting the city of Budapest. This column was seen on my visit there in September 2015.

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Stockholm-Helsinki ferry: Starboard view

08 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Helsinki, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Stockholm, Travel

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Stockholm, Sweden

Looking out a porthole aboard a ferry, just departing Stockholm on its way to Helsinki. Snapped this from my visit to northern Europe in August 2014.

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Spirits of the waterfall

07 Thursday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Norway, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Sognefjord, Norway

A folk dancer performs near a waterfall between Myrdal and Flåm, Norway. These mini-shows coincide with the passage of passenger trains in the vicinity. From my visit to Sognefjord in August 2014.

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Going with the flow

03 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, Netherlands, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

A blissfully calm canal in central Amsterdam. This photo is from my first visit there in September 2012.

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Ancient visitor

02 Saturday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, Travel, urban

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I can’t remember the context of this photo, which I snapped about six years ago, but I imagine it must have had something to do with the science centre at the Old Port of Montreal. No other explanation seems plausible.

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End of the path

01 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, rural, Travel

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Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada

Rushing water greets visitors to one of the many hiking trail in and around Coleman, Alberta. This was snapped back in the spring.

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Medieval courtyard

30 Thursday Nov 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, Norway, Oslo, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Oslo, Norway

At the Akershus Fortress in Oslo, snapped in August 2014.

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2.4 metres? Tall order

28 Tuesday Nov 2017

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

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Paris, France

There are people everywhere who don’t read important signs … like whoever drove into this one. This photo’s from Paris in September 2012.

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