Sidewalk doodle: Cindy

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Cindy

Spotted on the sidewalk at Memorial Dr. near 9A St. N.W. in Sunnyside.

Making faces

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Making faces

These two-faced stickers can be found in may parts of urban Calgary right now … 

Yarn-bombed fence

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Vine of yarn

Captured along Kensington Rd. N.W. in Calgary, last month … and at last check, it’s still there!

(UPDATE: Oct. 11, 2013 — It looks as if it’s been removed, sadly.)
(UPDATE: Oct. 19, 2013 — Don’t know what I was looking at before, but it’s clearly still there. Sorry about that!)

Looking for the search

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Looking for the search

Temporary art installation in Calgary’s Sunnyside neighbourhood, on the former site of a City of Calgary depot.

Berserk

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Berserk

Just because “berserk” is a cool-sounding, cool-looking word. There is no other reason for the photo or this blog posting. 🙂

Shifting waterways

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New island

In the wake of the floods that washed over Calgary and southern Alberta in June, our rivers and riverbanks have changed — a lot in some places.
In the image above from early September, for example, that gravel island under the piers of the Louise Bridge over the Bow River in Calgary wasn’t there until the water receded.
In other places along the Bow and Elbow rivers, the banks have been eroded away. Meanwhile, up in the mountains, rivers and streams are cutting across backcountry, campgrounds and golf courses where they never did before.
Truly a testament to the power of nature.
Two more photos below, taken on June 25, 2013, in the immediate aftermath of the flood.

Inspection

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Camera comparison: iPhone 5S vs iPhone 4S

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Well, you’ve probably seen a few of these online already … but I thought I’d throw in my two cents anyway with this non-scientific comparison between the cameras on Apple’s iPhone 5S and 4S.
In each row, the 5S photo is on the left and the 4S photo is on the right.
To see a larger version of the picture, click on the image for a link.
None of these images was retouched or cropped. They are as the cameras captured them.
Enjoy!

DAYLIGHT

20131002-5-face 20131002-4-face

DAYLIGHT

20131002-5-container 20131002-4-container

DAYLIGHT

20131002-5-hands 20131002-4-hands

NIGHTTIME

20131002-5-yardhouse 20131002-4-yardhouse

NIGHTTIME

20131002-5-green 20131002-4-green

Please share your thoughts and impressions, if you’ve got any.

One Manhattan icon … seen from another

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From one icon to another

This is what a southerly view looked like from Rockefeller Center in New York, upon my last visit there back in August 2011. More photos from that trip can be seen here.

Eight-bit underdog

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Underdog

Whilst taking the Seattle Underground Tour, we emerged briefly into an alley to find this neat example of eight-bit art. This was snapped back in February.

Reminder of all wild things

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Reminder of all wild things

Art installation not far from Portage and Main in Winnipeg. Snapped this when I was passing through town in April.