03 Sunday Aug 2014
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alberta, art, calgary, canada, iPhoneography, photography, photowalk, random, urban
This is one of the old-style works of art on the outside walls of a surplus store in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.
02 Saturday Aug 2014
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alberta, art, calgary, canada, flower, photography, photowalk, random, street art, urban
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.
01 Friday Aug 2014
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alberta, art, calgary, canada, photography, photowalk, public art, random, urban
An addition to that mural being restored on Kensington Crescent N.W. in Calgary.
31 Thursday Jul 2014
Posted in Calgary, photography, photowalking, random, urban
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.
26 Saturday Jul 2014
Posted in Calgary, photography, random, Travel, urban
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.
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.
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.
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.
01 Tuesday Jul 2014
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Let that flag fly! Happy Canada Day to fellow Canadians everywhere … and whoever else wants to join in the party.
Now … time for a singalong.
O Canada
Our home and native land
True patriot love
In all thy sons command
With glowing hearts we see the rise
The true north strong and free
From far and wide, O Canada
We stand on guard for thee
God keep our land
Glorious and free
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada, Canadian national anthem, lyrics by Justice Robert Stanley Weir, music by Calixa Lavallée.
Here’s more than you’d ever want to know about the tune … and lyrics for the official French and bilingual versions, too.
Ricky Leong 