Stuff like this is why glass buildings are generally prettier than brutalist concrete structures. Spotted in downtown Calgary last week.
Glistening sunset
06 Wednesday Aug 2014
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Scene from another time
03 Sunday Aug 2014
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This is one of the old-style works of art on the outside walls of a surplus store in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.
Colour scheme
02 Saturday Aug 2014
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It appears as if this flower knew the right place to bloom, helping to create this funky colour-appropriate juxtaposition. Seen in Calgary a few days ago.
Giving a hoot about public art
01 Friday Aug 2014
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An addition to that mural being restored on Kensington Crescent N.W. in Calgary.
Peace at sunset
31 Thursday Jul 2014
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Sunset really is the golden hour.
This is the north edge of downtown Calgary, the Peace Bridge and the Bow River in the foreground and a descending sun reflected in the skyscrapers, all as seen a few days ago.
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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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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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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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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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.
Ricky Leong 