From one of my trips earlier this year: This is one of the kids’ play areas at Calgary International Airport.
Go ahead, play with your food!
26 Saturday Jul 2014
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Hazy shade of summer
21 Monday Jul 2014
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alberta, calgary, canada, HDR, iPhoneography, photography, random
Calgary spent much of last week blanketed by smoke from nearby forest fires. It made for a few dreary scenes, such as the one above.
What a difference 15 months make
16 Wednesday Jul 2014
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alberta, calgary, canada, condominiums, condos, densification, density, development, housing, panorama, urban, urbanization
This is — or more to the point, was — 101 to 129 19 St. N.W. When I snapped the top photo back in February 2013, I guessed the site would be overtaken by a condominium development. The bottom photo shows how things look now.
Smoky Supermoon
13 Sunday Jul 2014
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alberta, astrophotography, calgary, canada, moon, night, photography, sky, supermoon
Here’s my contribution to all the Supermoon photos out there. No colour correction here: the moon had an orange glow about it last night, probably because of all the smoke from a forest fire not too far from Calgary.
Visual restoration underway
06 Sunday Jul 2014
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alberta, art, calgary, canada, graffiti, iPhoneography, photowalk, random, street art, urban
Several months ago, I told you about an awesome mural in Calgary’s Kensington defaced by taggers. It suffered more damage since then but, subsequently, has received some tender loving care. What you see here is primer applied over some tagged section, made ready for the artist to re-create his masterpiece.
Art coming alive
27 Friday Jun 2014
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alberta, art, calgary, canada, iPhoneography, photowalk, random, street art, urban
After the United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners left their longtime home on 10 St. N.W. in Calgary, a temporary wall went up around it … and soon after, the art began to appear.
Know your priorities
24 Tuesday Jun 2014
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Holding out against the tide
19 Thursday Jun 2014
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alberta, calgary, canada, decay, HDR, history, iPhoneography, photowalk, preservation, random, urban
With an entire neighbourhood disappearing around it, this house near the Calgary Stampede grounds has somehow withstood the changes. At last report, it was to be moved to make way for a condo project. When I last visited it at the end of April, it was already it pretty rough shape.
Odd rental offer
18 Wednesday Jun 2014
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Night breeze
15 Sunday Jun 2014
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Ricky Leong 