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Prime time: Shooting with my Nifty Fifty (Part 7)

29 Sunday Apr 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. This is a sign at Brookfield Place marking one of the many entrances to the Plus-15, Calgary’s system of pedestrian walkways.

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Prime time: Shooting with my Nifty Fifty (Part 6)

28 Saturday Apr 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. Here is a pair of well-placed eyes to look over a level crossing near the Sunnyside CTrain station.

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Prime time: Shooting with my Nifty Fifty (Part 5)

27 Friday Apr 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. Here, some colourful discs that make up a piece of public art on 4th Street S.W. just south of Central Memorial Park.8

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Prime time: Shooting with my Nifty Fifty (Part 4)

26 Thursday Apr 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. Here, a Christmas ornament still hanging on, reminding us of a colder season despite the obvious signs of spring in the city.

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Prime time: Shooting with my Nifty Fifty (Part 3)

25 Wednesday Apr 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. This is a portion of a metal couch outside Red’s Diner on 4th Street S.W. on Calgary. (And the kitty lounging here has been appropriately labelled for the times.)

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Prime time: Shooting with my Nifty Fifty (Part 2)

24 Tuesday Apr 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. This is a view of Lang’s Grocery on 17th Avenue S.W. in Calgary, looking from inside some construction hoarding across Tomkins Park and 8 St. S.W.

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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.

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