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Telecommunications

20 Tuesday Mar 2012

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

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photography, photos, photowalk, random, telecommunications, telephone, Travel, urban, wires

Lines of communication

How easy it is to forget that our modern, interconnected world is ultimately held together with long strands of copper and glass fibre. We often don’t think about how important these infrastructures are until they are damaged or otherwise put out of commission.
Above, a chaotic street scene in the Mission in San Francisco. Below, less cluttered views of the same idea in Montreal, Halifax and Calgary.

Confusion at the junction

Standing out

Crossed wires

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Holding things together

19 Monday Mar 2012

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

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bridge, Brooklyn, New York, photography, photos, photowalk, random, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban

Holding things together

I doubt anyone can visit New York without taking a shot that looks a little like this one. And while every picture is similar, none will ever be quite the same. So here’s my contribution to the virtual gallery of images dedicated to the Brooklyn Bridge. And below are a few more.

Strength in numbers Structural fibres Force to be reckoned with Standing in awe Bringing you closer

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Tell me how to think

18 Sunday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Canada, fun, montreal, photography, random, urban

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art, canada, Concordia, Concordia University, montreal, photography, photos, photowalk, quebec, random, urban

Audience participation

Seen in January at Concordia University, Montreal.

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Only one more week …

17 Saturday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, architecture, art, Calgary, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, transit, urban

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alberta, architecture, art, bridge, Calatrava, calgary, canada, design, iPhoneography, night, photography, photos, photowalk, Santiago Calatrava, urban

Glowing tube

… until this Santiago Calatrava creation is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
I might not have liked how this bridge came to be and how much the public purse coughed up for it — and I’m unsure if I will ever understand accept how that all happened.
That said, the bridge is there, so we might as well enjoy it for what it is.
This picture was taken last month, not long after the temporary supporting bridge was removed and workers began putting together the finishing touches on the structure.

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Solemn winter sky

16 Friday Mar 2012

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

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alberta, calgary, canada, monochrome, night, photography, photos, photowalk, random, urban

Solemn winter sky

From back in January February. Happily, there won’t be too many more of these until next year.

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Welcome to the neigh-bourhood

13 Tuesday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Calgary, Canada, iPhone, photography, random, Travel, urban

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Welcome to the neigh-bourhood

This is one of the works of art that greets travellers at the Calgary International Airport.

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Wedged in the wall

12 Monday Mar 2012

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

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Wedged in the wall

Seen along Kensington Rd. N.W. in Calgary, some time ago.

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Sunday at the market

11 Sunday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, history, iPhone, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, video

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canada, history, iPhoneography, Marché Bonsecours, market, montreal, photography, photos, photowalk, pictures, public market, quebec, random, urban

Au marché par un bel après-midi

Marché Bonsecours in Old Montreal, this past fall.
It was very pleasant weather for mid-November. The leaves were still turning (as you can see) and there hadn’t been too much snow, if any, by the time I went on this pre-Christmas visit to my birth-city.
The stately marché is currently home to merchants who sell such things as high-end souvenirs, artisanal goods, designer clothes and jewelry. There are also a public spaces for exhibits and concerts, plus a medieval-themed restaurant on the ground floor.

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Smokin!

10 Saturday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, Canada, history, photography, trains, Trains & Transit

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Smokin'

Seen at Heritage Park in September 2008.

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Evolving skyline

09 Friday Mar 2012

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

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Hulks rising

Here’s another view of the first- and second-tallest skyscrapers in Calgary, taken back in the spring.

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Welcome to rickyleong.com and thanks for stopping by. Pictured in the header above is Calgary’s skyline seen from McHugh Bluff.

About me


Journalist by trade, photographer for fun. I help make multi-platform content at Postmedia in Calgary. Opinions expressed here are my own.

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