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Visual trickery with iPhone camera’s panorama mode

15 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Apple, architecture, British Columbia, Canada, fun, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, technology, trains, transit, Travel, urban, Vancouver

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b.c., british columbia, canada, Canadian Pacific, history, iPhone, iPhoneography, panorama, photography, photowalk, rail, railroad, railway, random, roundhouse, train, trains, Travel, urban, vancouver, Yaletown

Roundhouse

This is the former Canadian Pacific roundhouse in Vancouver’s Yaletown district, captured with a sweep of my iPhone’s camera in “panorama” mode.
It was really interesting to try this, because the roundhouse is built in the shape of an arc … so if you’re standing at the centrepoint of the arc and you swivel to capture the panorama, the main subject doesn’t look very distorted at all, while everything else does.

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Vancouver Block

01 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, British Columbia, Canada, design, history, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Vancouver Block

A wonderful old building in the heart of downtown Vancouver.

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Holy glow

21 Sunday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, history, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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architecture, canada, church, design, HDR, history, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban

St. James United Church

St. James United Church in downtown Montreal. It’s a lovely building whose facade, until recently, was shrouded by stores.

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Father of Confederation

07 Thursday Mar 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Père de la Confédération; Fathernof Confederation, Sir George-Etienne Cartier

Monument to Sir George-Étienne Cartier in Montreal’s Jeanne Mance Park. The site is best known nowadays for its Sunday morning tam-tam public drum (and general hanging out) sessions.

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Seattle’s other underground scene

18 Monday Feb 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, fun, history, photography, photowalking, random, Seattle, Travel, urban

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abandoned, decay, history, photography, photowalk, Seattle, Travel, tunnels, underground, urban, Washington

Beneath 111 Yesler in Seattle

Most people’s exposure to subterranean Seattle is limited to the transit tunnels downtown.
But just a few blocks toward the harbour, the Underground Tour takes you into that city’s first tunnels, intimately tied to Seattle’s history and development.
It’s a particular treat for history buffs and those who love urban decay.
Thanks to our guide Allie (below) for an informative and entertaining visit.

Guide Allie from Bill Spiedel's Underground Tour in Seattle

Northern Hotel, Seattle Underground Tour

Tellers Cage, Seattle Underground Tour

Step it up ... Underground, Seattle Underground Tour

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Exposed

28 Monday Jan 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, Calgary, Canada, history, photography, urban

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Exposed

Demolition is underway at the old Calgary Herald building site on 7 Ave. and 1 St. S.W. It’s to make way for a new building whose planned height would best The Bow by several metres, which would make it the tallest office tower in western Canada.

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Lighting up our spirits

25 Friday Jan 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, history, Paris, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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architecture, art, cathedral, church, France, history, Notre Dame, Paris, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

Illuminer notre esprit

Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral. Never made it to the observation level of the church. Perhaps, if I ever go back to Paris …

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Destination: History

18 Thursday Oct 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in fun, history, London, photography, photowalking, trains, transit, Travel, urban

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England, GB, history, London, photography, rail, railroad, railway, train, trains, Travel, Tube, UK, underground

Hot Tube Time Machine

Here’s one of the static displays of old Tube cars at the London Transport Museum. Love the mannequins in period clothing.

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Standing on guard

17 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, London, photography, photowalking, Travel

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On watch

Because we all know I couldn’t go to London without a seeing at least one of these fellas. This soldier was standing watch outside the building at the Tower of London housing the Crown Jewels.

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September 11

11 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, New York, photography, photowalking, politics, random, Travel, urban

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9/11, history, New York, politics

Where were you?

Tiles for America, Greenwich Village, New York. This photo was taken in March 2009 but as far as I can tell, this simple yet powerful monument is still there.

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