• Home
  • About this blog

Ricky Leong

~ Random Musings

Ricky Leong

Tag Archives: arts

I see it in your eyes

10 Saturday Aug 2019

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

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

alberta, art, arts, calgary, canada, mural, painting, photowalk, random, urban

The eyes have it, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Inside the foyer at Arts Commons in downtown Calgary.

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Grand Theatre

17 Friday Aug 2018

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

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

alberta, arts, calgary, canada, movies, photowalk, random, theatre, urban

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A retro-looking sign for a historic building housing Theatre Junction in downtown Calgary. According to this article, the building has had a variety of functions over the years, operating over the years as a traditional theatre, a movie house and, at one point, an indoor golf driving range.

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Today’s show

13 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalk, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

arts, Oregon, performance, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, theatre, Travel, typography, urban

Today’s show

Man of the marquee in Portland, Oregon.

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Listen

09 Wednesday Aug 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, music, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

alberta, art, arts, calgary, canada, music, National Music Centre, photowalk, random, urban

National Music Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of the many instruments on display (and playable!) at the National Music Centre in Calgary.

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Calgary Expo throwback

29 Saturday Apr 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary Expo, random

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

alberta, arts, Back to the Future, Batman, Batmobile, calgary, Calgary Expo, canada, cars, comic books, comics, convention, DeLorean, entertainment, Hollywood, sci-fi, science fiction

Batmobile, Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo

In anticipation of my one and only day attending the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo tomorrow, here are two iconic vehicles from the comic and science-fiction world — Batman’s Batmobile, above, and the DeLorean from Back to the Future, below. Spotted both during my first Calgary Expo back in 2012.

Chronological device, Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo

Outatime, Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Calgary’s glowing appreciation of public, modern art

21 Tuesday Feb 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

alberta, arts, calgary, canada, festival, Glow, lights, photowalk, random, urban

Glow, Calgary Downtown Winter Light Festival

Members of the public line up to view Light Shower, one of the exhibits mounted as part of Glow, Downtown Winter Light Festival, in Calgary on Feb. 20, 2017.

If you’d told me 10 years ago Calgarians would willingly line up more than half-an-hour to experience a shower of light, I wouldn’t have believed you — and I would have been wrong.

There I was, just one of hundreds (maybe even thousands?) of people who patiently queued up this past weekend to experience a piece of modern art called Light Shower, part of Glow: Downtown Winter Light Festival, an interactive, multi-disciplinary, multi-location display of modern art in Calgary.

You often hear complaints about public art being inaccessible, both figuratively and literally, but from what I witnessed this weekend, it can safely be said Glow was just the opposite. While not every piece was a smashing success, people seemed to keep an open mind about what they were seeing, based on fragments of conversations overheard as I wandered from installation to installation.

On top of it all, it was awesome to see so many people — including families with young children — out enjoying our downtown core well into the evening.

With hope, this event will make a comeback for many years to come … and given Glow’s apparent success, perhaps now’s the time to introduce more of such events, to breathe some life into Calgary central business district outside business hours.

Glow, Calgary Downtown Winter Light Festival

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Ici, tout le monde en parle : les mésaventures de la direction de Radio-Canada

11 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in broadcasting, Canada, journalism

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

arts, branding, broadcasting, canada, Canadian, CBC, commerce, culture, diffusion, Ici, marketing, marque, montreal, PR, public broadcasting, public relations, quebec, radio, Radio-Canada, relation publiques, Société Radio-Canada, SRC, television

La Maison de Radio-Canada

La Maison de Radio-Canada à Montréal (PHOTO: Ricky Leong).

Si vous n’étiez pas déjà convaincus que la direction de Radio-Canada se trouve à la dérive, sûrement vous avez changez d’avis depuis le 5 juin.
Qui aurait pensé que trois petites lettres, I-C-I, pouvaient causer autant d’ennuis?
Je n’exaggère pas en déclarant que le Canada entier vient d’être témoin d’une catastrophe de marketing jamais vu en temps moderne.
La direction de la Société Radio-Canada a dépensé plus de 400 000$ pour des consultant à l’externe (en plus du travail à l’interne) pour corriger un problème qui n’existait pas. En fait, c’est la «solution» elle-même qui cause des maux de têtes à la société d’état.
Le mercredi 5 juin, on annonce officiellement que tous les services de Radio-Canada seraient rassemblés sous le nom «Ici».
Le changement sème la confusion et soulève la tollé. Les critiques proviennent de partout : l’auditoire, parlementaires, amis, ennemis, même de la part de ses propres employés.
Jeudi, on clarifie les choses … un peu. La marque «Radio-Canada» ne serait pas rayée de la carte. On nous rassure que la direction est fière du nom «Radio-Canada» et de son héritage. (Par ailleurs, la Société Radio-Canada ne peut changer de nom légalement sans un amendement à la loi fédérale sur la diffusion.)
Dimanche, on attire l’attention des voisins : les nouvelles de la controverse sont publiés dans le cahier B du grand journal américain, The New York Times.
Lundi, la SRC déclare avoir entendu les souhaits du grand public. On s’excuse et on fait semblant d’avoir fait volte-face : la marque «Radio-Canada» demeure partout mais le mot «Ici» ne disparaît pas. Loin de cela, on fera presqu’exactement ce qu’on a voulu faire depuis le début.

Continue reading →

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Greetings

Welcome to rickyleong.com and thanks for stopping by. Pictured in the header above is Calgary’s skyline seen from McHugh Bluff.

About me


Journalist by trade, photographer for fun. I help make newspapers and related multi-platform content at Postmedia in Calgary. Opinions expressed here are my own.

More of my sites

  • View Ricky Leong's profile on LinkedIn
  • My personal Twitter feed
  • Photos on Flickr
  • Videos on YouTube
  • Photos on RailPictures.net
  • My columns at calgarysun.com

Enter your e-mail address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,180 other subscribers

RSS feed

Previous posts

Notes from the news desk …

My Tweets

From my personal Twitter feed …

My Tweets

Image licensing

Most of my photos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Creative Commons License
If you require an image for commercial or other purposes not covered by the CC licence, or if you are in doubt as to how this licence applies, please feel free to contact me: rleong101(at)gmail.com

People to visit

  • Antijenic Drift
  • Jeremy Brooks
  • John Macleod
  • Larra Skye
  • New York Street Photography
  • Panorama Martin Levesque
  • Raoul Pop
  • Steve Faguy
  • Steve Yelvington
  • Stuck in Customs
  • Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection
  • Todd Klassy

Worth your time

  • Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board
  • Creative Commons
  • Excess Copyright
  • FAIL blog
  • Lens Heroes
  • On the Media
  • Photography Is Not a Crime
  • Ryerson Review of Journalism
  • Today’s Front Pages
  • Untapped Cities
  • World of Radio

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com

  • Follow Following
    • Ricky Leong
    • Join 1,180 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Ricky Leong
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: