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What would Sanrio think?

19 Wednesday May 2010

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alberta, calgary, canada, night, photowalk, random, urban

Spotted this on 14 St. S.W., under Bow Trail.

Angry Kitty

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Mountains everywhere

16 Sunday May 2010

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b.c., british columbia, canada, random, rocky mountains, rural, trans-canada highway

Got bored while stuck in traffic on Hwy. 1 near Golden, B.C., so I had some time to fool around with the camera. With some help from Mom, I found this interesting point of view as a result:

Double vision

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Intelligent graffiti

13 Thursday May 2010

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b.c., british columbia, craigellachie, got milk, graffiti, random, rest stop, rural

Not Banksy by any stretch of the imagination — but still very cool graffiti in middle-of-nowhere B.C.
Got soap?
Spotted in Craigellachie, better know as the spot where Canadian Pacific’s Last Spike was hammered backed in 1885.

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Money can grow on trees

02 Sunday May 2010

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alberta, calgary, canada, photowalk, random, urban

It’s an interesting concept to put a dollar figure on a tree …
Money can grow on trees

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Burning the midnight oil with sparks

19 Monday Apr 2010

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alberta, calgary, canada, construction, night, photowalk, random, sparks, urban

Let’s just say … I’m not accustomed to seeing construction sites busy at 10 p.m. on a Sunday.
Burning the midnight oil with sparks
These guys were working on 3 St. between the old Holt Renfrew building and Eaton Centre.

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Old school photography

22 Monday Mar 2010

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berkeley, california, photowalk, random, U.S.A., urban

Here’s a passerby who stopped to take a look at Jeremy Brooks‘ antique Rolleicord camera. Jeremy, Mik and I were in Berkeley Sunday for a little photowalk.
Show and tell

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Golden Gate, rusty chain

20 Saturday Mar 2010

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bridge, california, golden gate bridge, photowalk, random, san francisco, suspension, U.S.A., urban

Thankfully, the bridge itself it is better shape!

Shoreline decay

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Imaginary half

20 Saturday Mar 2010

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california, photowalk, random, san francisco, U.S.A., urban

Along Mission St., San Francisco.

Imaginary half

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En Français à San Francisco

20 Saturday Mar 2010

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california, French, photowalk, random, san francisco, U.S.A., urban

You’re still more likely to find English and Spanish in use in San Francisco but there’s far more French in use than one could have guessed. Spotted this so far during my trip here.

En Français (Part 1)

En Français (Part 2)

En Français (Part 3)

En Français (Part 4)

Quelles trouvailles!

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What we should strive for

18 Thursday Mar 2010

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california, CBS News, journalism, KPIX, media, news, photowalk, random, san francisco, truth, U.S.A., urban

Spotted this fitting juxtaposition at Civic Center in San Francisco.

Ideal

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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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