05 Tuesday Nov 2013
Posted in architecture, art, design, Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, california, concert hall, design, Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles is an architectural marvel. Thank you, Frank Gehry.
04 Monday Nov 2013
Posted in Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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california, Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, random, surf, surfing, Travel, urban, Venice Beach
Morning fog and chilly temps won’t stop these people in Venice Beach from riding a wave or two.
03 Sunday Nov 2013
Posted in Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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california, Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban, Venice Beach
Visitors to the Venice Beach boardwalk are likely not tempted to look down. It’s usually a good idea to keep your head up — to look out at the ocean, to people watch the beach or to keep an eye out for oncoming pedestrian/skateboard traffic.
That said, it’s worth noting someone’s taken the time to paint the entire U.S. Declaration of Independence onto the pavement of the pedestrian path.
If you ever make it there for a visit, it’s a little nugget worth looking for.
02 Saturday Nov 2013
Posted in fun, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban
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cat, Halo, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, street art, Travel, urban
Because the pun in the title was irresistible. Spotted this in the Hawthorne district in Portland, Oregon, last week.
01 Friday Nov 2013
Posted in iPhone, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban
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iPhoneography, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, Travel, urban
Outdoor seating not possible at this café … unless you defy the laws of gravity. Spotted in Portland, Oregon, last week.
31 Thursday Oct 2013
Posted in art, iPhone, photography, San Diego, Travel
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art, california, iPhoneography, La Jolla, museum, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, photography, San Diego, Travel, view
These windows at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, California, showcase the living art that is the Pacific Ocean.
A security guard there said artists would prefer not to be displayed in this gallery because people spend more time staring out the window than at anything else in the room. (And as it happens, on this day, the other walls are bare.)
30 Wednesday Oct 2013
Posted in British Columbia, Canada, iPhone, Travel, Vancouver
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airport, b.c., british columbia, canada, iPhoneography, photography, random, Travel, vancouver, weather
Looking down from a plane at the B.C. Lower Mainland last Tuesday … that blanket of humidity was quite shallow. As our aircraft was descending for arrival Vancouver airport, the tires hit the runway not long after we pierced through the fog.
29 Tuesday Oct 2013
Posted in photography, random, Travel
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coins, currency, dollar, money, numismatics, Oregon, Portland, Travel, U.S.A., United States
So I’d heard for years the U.S. government has been trying to get people to use dollar coins instead of dollar bills.
Haven’t ever seen one in real life, either.
Of course, given the continuing availability of the paper version, I reckon there’s no real incentive for anyone to switch and actually use coins instead.
Imagine my surprise when a store clerk somewhere in Portland last week apologized and asked me if it’d be OK for my change to include a dollar coin.
I happily accepted.
21 Monday Oct 2013
To my friends across Alberta: Today is voting day for city councils and school boards. Please exercise your democratic franchise … Go out and vote!
This photo was taken outside Calgary city hall during the advance vote last week; today, it is a polling station for a part of Ward 7.
19 Saturday Oct 2013
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, calgary, canada, iPhoneography, photography, photowalk, random, urban
Looking waaaay up above the Bow building in downtown Calgary.
Ricky Leong 