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The look

20 Wednesday Feb 2013

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

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Ocular substitution

Here’s an undoubtedly unauthorized (and certainly creepy!) alteration to a poster outside a shop in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood.

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Arrivals and departures

19 Tuesday Feb 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, Portland, random, trains, transit, Travel, urban

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Amtrak, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, rail, railroad, railway, random, station, train, trains, Travel, urban

Scheduled arrivals and departures

I love this kind of information board in train stations. Simple, effective, low-maintenance. The retro feel is a bonus. This one is at Portland Union Station.

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Vantage point

18 Monday Feb 2013

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

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alberta, calgary, canada, HDR, iPhoneography, photography, photowalk, random, skyline, urban

Moody sky ...

Samis Rd. just below Rotary Park is one of my favourite viewpoints for photographing downtown Calgary. Just one downside: The Calgary Tower isn’t visible from this angle.
I guess I’ll have to take another visit to Scotsman’s Hill instead. One of these days. 🙂

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Gleam in his eye

17 Sunday Feb 2013

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

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alberta, art, calgary, canada, photowalk, random, The Bow, urban

Gleam in his eye

Another view of the giant head outside The Bow building in Calgary. This was from yesterday afternoon.

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Death takes flight

16 Saturday Feb 2013

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

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Death takes flight over NE Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon

So I look up on a photowalk on NE Alberta St. in Portland last weekend to find myself pleasantly surprised by a skeleton attempting to fly … or so it seems, anyway!

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From coast to coast

16 Saturday Feb 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in food, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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bagel, food, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, Travel, urban

That other Bowery

You’d be forgiven if you walked into this place and thought you’d been transported to New York. But you are really in a bagel shop on the edge of the Pearl District, not far from Portland Union Station.

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Saturday morning sizzle

15 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in food, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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Saturday morning Winter Portland Farmers Market

Just a couple of Saturdays left in the winter market in the green space behind the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. Lots of tasty foods prepared on the spot and fresh produce to bring home.

Eggs at Portland Farmers Market

Carrots at Portland Farmers Market

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

14 Thursday Feb 2013

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Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, random, Travel, urban, Valentine's Day

Mark this day on your calendar

Spotted this in a shop window in the Alberta St. area of northeast Portland, Oregon.

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Showing through

13 Wednesday Feb 2013

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

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Showing through

Lots of visually pleasing oxidation spotted along the lower deck of the Steel Bridge in Portland, Oregon.

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Your morning fix

12 Tuesday Feb 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, transit, urban

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Coffee and newspaper

Newspaper and coffee, for your eyes only, at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon.

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