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City view (Part 3)

10 Tuesday Jun 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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Pier 39

San Francisco, seen from just off shore of Pier 39.

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Double take

24 Saturday May 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Calgary, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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alberta, art, calgary, california, canada, design, light, photowalk, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

Plaza refreshed

Digging through some photos from late 2013, I came across this quick snapshot of a poster reproducing an artist’s rendition for a remake of Horton Plaza Park in San Diego, above.
It struck me at the time how much those tall metallic columns really look like the Luminous Crossing towers of light at either end of the Calgary transit mall, below.
There’s no evidence (none I could find, anyway) the same artist is responsible for both, which makes this visual/design coincidence even more striking.

Twist of colour

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Ladies under fog

18 Tuesday Mar 2014

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Foggy morning

The partly shrouded view of those beautiful “Painted Ladies” near Alamo Park in San Francisco, seen back in the fall.

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Indoor free-fall

02 Sunday Mar 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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One of the downtown Metro Rail stations in Los Angeles has figurines strung from the ceiling, as if they were sky-diving. Neat effect … once you’ve noticed them, that is!

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Gone sailing

14 Friday Feb 2014

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Sailing happily

Spotted this on a utility box in the old quarter of San Diego, back in the fall.

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San Francisco signature

13 Thursday Feb 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, photography, photowalking, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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No mistaking where you are when you see this building.

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Perfect spot for lunch

09 Sunday Feb 2014

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california, iPhoneography, panorama, park, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, Travel, urban

Pack a lunch

A panoramic view of Washington Square, San Francisco, from back in November.

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Chinese laundry

30 Thursday Jan 2014

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Wash and fold

Tucked away in a quieter part of San Francisco’s Mission district.

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Be true to your heart

29 Wednesday Jan 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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True to your heart

Spotted this partial poster on a side street in Hollywood, back in the fall.

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Clouds not nearly as mean as you ever seen

26 Sunday Jan 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, photography, photowalking, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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Clouds not nearly as mean as you ever seen

You can return to a place over and over, gazing out upon a familiar skyline framed by a familiar landscape … but capture it under a partly cloudy sky and you’ve got a scene you will likely never see again.
This is San Francisco, with lovely clouds courtesy Mother Nature, seen from Torpedo Wharf on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in November.

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