11 Friday Nov 2016
Posted in Calgary, Canada, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
In honour of Remembrance Day, a portion of the Canadian war veterans’ memorial (photo captured at sunset last summer) near Poppy Plaza in northwest Calgary. The words are from the poem In Flanders Fields by Lt.-Col. John McCrae.
08 Tuesday Nov 2016
Posted in art, Calgary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
From time to time, interactive message boards like this one appear on one of the posting walls in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood. Two thumbs up to whoever conceived of this engaging piece of interactive art — and the same to all who left a part of themselves behind in the form of a sticky note. These messages were posted back in the spring.
04 Friday Nov 2016
The photo apps on your phone come with fancy filters — not unlike what you see here, from the Hipstamatic app.
But sometime, real-life objects do the job just fine — again, not unlike what you see here, a photo shot through an imperfect airplane window on my way to Europe back in September.
This was snapped from aboard Air Canada 850 (YYC-LHR).
01 Wednesday Jun 2016
Posted in architecture, Calgary, design, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, transit, urban
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There isn’t a big-name architect attached to Calgary’s George C. King Bridge over the Bow River at St. Patrick’s Island but it’s beautiful all the same.
30 Monday May 2016
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
29 Sunday May 2016
Posted in architecture, Calgary, design, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
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I might be going out on a limb here … but wide-angle lenses and Calgary’s Peace Bridge are a match made in heaven.
21 Thursday Apr 2016
Posted in Alberta, art, Calgary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
Someone is sticking cut-outs of images, reminiscent of eight-bit video games, on walls in parts of the city. I’ve seen two around Kensington Rd. and 10 St. N.W., including the one above, and there was one on a wall on Memorial Dr. under the Centre Street Bridge, briefly anyway. I’m intrigued and will keep an eye out for more of these …
14 Thursday Apr 2016
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13 Wednesday Apr 2016
12 Tuesday Apr 2016
Back after a few weeks AFK.
Also (soon to be) back is Calgary’s venerable King Edward Hotel, a noted blues venue, which was carefully dismantled and rebuilt as part of the new Canadian Music Centre in East Village.
Above, how things looked a few weekends ago … and below, when the King Eddy stood alone at the corner of 9 Ave. and 4 St. S.E., almost five years ago.
Ricky Leong 