23 Monday Apr 2018
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, calgary, canada, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, neon, Nifty Fifty, night, photowalk, random, urban
The first of a series of images captured recently with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, affectionately known as the Nifty Fifty. This is a neon sign hanging in the window of an office on Kensington Road N.W. in Calgary.
29 Wednesday Nov 2017
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
02 Friday Jun 2017
Posted in Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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alberta, canada, Edmonton, history, neon, neon signs, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
104 Street in Edmonton is home to the Neon Sign Museum, featuring restored neon signs representative of what was once seen in Alberta’s capital region.
10 Wednesday May 2017
Posted in Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
25 Sunday May 2014
Posted in photography, photowalking, Portland, Seattle, Travel, urban
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neon, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, Seattle, Travel, urban, Washington
A selection of neon signage from Seattle and Portland, snapped over my last few visits there.
02 Sunday Feb 2014
Posted in iPhone, photography, photowalking, Portland, Travel, urban
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iPhoneography, neon, night, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, Travel, urban
The Laurelhurst Theater has what I consider to be one of Portland’s more extravagant examples of neon signage (of those I’ve seen so far, anyway). It’s on the northwest corner of E Burnside St. and 28 Ave.
21 Thursday Nov 2013
Posted in Los Angeles, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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california, Los Angeles, music, neon, night, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban, Venice, Venice Beach
There are two tales of ignorance tied to this photo.
1) It seemed pretentious to me at first, the idea of a hotel proudly selling self-promotional T-shirts.
While quietly scoffing in my head, I looked around to see what hotel this was.
The sign said Hotel California … and the $5 (I think) T-shirts on sale at the front desk suddenly made sense.
2) Holding up my camera to grab a photo of this sign, someone in a group of young men walking by, likely all in their early 20s, offered to take a picture of me with the sign in the background.
I declined and explained I wanted only the sign, because of the song. A quizzical look fell upon his face.
“Hotel California,” I said. “You know, The Eagles?”
His expression remained unchanged.
“Never mind,” I replied. “Just Google it when you get to a computer.”
19 Tuesday Nov 2013
Posted in architecture, art, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, San Diego, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, bridge, california, design, iPhoneography, neon, night, photography, photowalk, random, San Diego, Travel, urban
Near Petco Park in San Diego.
03 Saturday Aug 2013
Posted in Alberta, Canada, London, montreal, Paris, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban
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alberta, calgary, canada, London, marquee, montreal, neon, New York, night, NYC, Paris, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, san francisco, theatre, Travel, U.S.A., urban
Flipping through some old photos today, I noticed I’ve accumulated images of quite a number of theatre marquees. Here are some of my favourites.
Theatres at New York’s Times Square.
Plaza Theatre in Calgary.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.
London’s Lyric Theatre.
The defunct Uptown Theatre in Calgary.
Les Folies Pigalle in Paris.
San Francisco’s New Mission theatre marquee.
The Corona in Montreal.
21 Sunday Jul 2013
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalking, random, urban
