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Airport gates

24 Sunday Mar 2013

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

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Gates 50-70

Nothing better to do on a long layover than to discreetly snap some moody pictures 🙂
This was from Vancouver airport a little while ago.

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Clickety-clack

23 Saturday Mar 2013

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

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Toronto Transit Commission subway train arrives at Spadina station

Subway train arrives at Spadina station in Toronto.

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Chased by phantom police officers

22 Friday Mar 2013

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

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San Francisco street art: Chased by phantom police officers

Street art in San Francisco’s Castro district.

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Checkered

20 Wednesday Mar 2013

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

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Reflections in a Portland skyscraper

Neat patterns reflecting on the outside of a condo tower in Portland, Oregon.

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Electric atmosphere

19 Tuesday Mar 2013

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

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Electric

Looking toward the water from near the Harbor Steps in Seattle.

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Streetcar to the Castro

18 Monday Mar 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, photography, photowalking, random, San Francisco, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, Travel, urban

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Streetcar to the Castro in San Francisco

From my visit to San Francisco in March 2010.

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One day always follows another

17 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in New York, photography, photowalking, random, transit, urban

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One day always follows another

A view of Manhattan at sunset in August 2011, seen from a ferry on the East River.

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Recreation

16 Saturday Mar 2013

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

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Recreation at Olympic Plaza in Calgary

Olympic Plaza in Calgary.

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All kinds of fish

15 Friday Mar 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, New York, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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All kinds of fish: Faded paint in Manhattan

I love “ghost” painted signage on old buildings. This one is near the South Street Seaport in Manhattan, seen as it was about two years ago.

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Stair-eotype

14 Thursday Mar 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Winding outdoor staircases in Montréal

If you find yourself wandering some of the neighbourhoods in the central parts of Montreal, you’ll find many homes with winding outdoor stairs. This is one of the more colourful examples I’ve come across.

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