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Tea time

18 Sunday Nov 2012

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

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Tea

I was chatting on Saturday with a friend at work, about his trip to New York this summer.
We learned we are both very fond of the place and each of us would probably be quite happy living there, if it came to it.
Neither of us has fully experienced every part of New York’s five boroughs. I missed great chunks of Central Park, Harlem and the Upper East Side, to name a few neighbourhoods. He never made it to Little Italy and Chinatown.
Of course, trying to see everything at once on any given trip would likely be too much to process.
So I look forward to my next visit to NYC — to go to places I’ve missed before and to see how much things have changed in the parts of town I’ve already been to.
Ah, the joys of life (and visiting) in the big city.

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Radials

17 Saturday Nov 2012

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

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Radials

This is what you see when you look down from the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

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Leaning on each other

16 Friday Nov 2012

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

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Leaning on each other

From my trip to Amsterdam a couple of months ago. Still seems as if I was just there!

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Abbey Road

14 Wednesday Nov 2012

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

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Abbey Road

An iconic pedestrian crossing to be sure: Abbey Road, London … minus the Fab Four.

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World’s fairest tower

12 Monday Nov 2012

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

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Tour bronzée

Another glimpse of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Also file this one under “Things I Didn’t Know My Portable Camera Could Do.” This effect is called Toy Camera. Not bad.

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Eternal memory

11 Sunday Nov 2012

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

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Commemoration

In honour of Remembrance Day, this is the Eternal Flame at Central Memorial Park, Calgary.

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Venus and Mars

10 Saturday Nov 2012

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

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Vénus

Mars

From the Louvre, Paris.

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Concentrated view

09 Friday Nov 2012

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

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Salle concentrée

One of my favourite installations at the Centre George Pompidou in Paris.

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You’ve got mail

08 Thursday Nov 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, fun, London, montreal, New York, photography, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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Here are some letter/postal related photos I’ve collected over the years.

Amsterdam (September 2012)
Post

London (October 2012)
Important notice

Faded letters

San Francisco (March 2010)
Post here

New York (February 2011)
Clear air

Montreal (March 2009)
Where's the mail?

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There is no darkness but ignorance

06 Tuesday Nov 2012

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

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There is no darkness but ignorance

This image seems appropriate today. Shot at Leicester Square, London, about a month ago.

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