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Happy Halloween!

31 Wednesday Oct 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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california, Halloween, Jack-o-Lantern, photography, photowalk, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

San Diego, California

A welcoming Jack-o-Lantern near a “dog parking” spot in San Diego, seen back in October 2013.

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Nice job!

10 Friday Nov 2017

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art, california, La Jolla, photography, photowalk, random, San Diego, sticker, Travel, urban

San Diego, California

Just a random sticker spotted on the sidewalk in La Jolla, California, way back in October 2013.

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San Diego: Balboa

07 Tuesday Nov 2017

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San Diego, California

Another beautiful theatre marquee, this one spotted during my visit to San Diego four years ago.

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California dreaming: San Diego

02 Sunday Nov 2014

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Rocky shore

Another batch of photos from my trip to California last year … if for no other reason than to aid with a mental escape from the sudden onset of dreary weather around Calgary. Today: Scenes from lovely San Diego.

Sparkle by the shore

Horton Plaza

Distant villas

Suntanning seagull

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Double take

24 Saturday May 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Calgary, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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alberta, art, calgary, california, canada, design, light, photowalk, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

Plaza refreshed

Digging through some photos from late 2013, I came across this quick snapshot of a poster reproducing an artist’s rendition for a remake of Horton Plaza Park in San Diego, above.
It struck me at the time how much those tall metallic columns really look like the Luminous Crossing towers of light at either end of the Calgary transit mall, below.
There’s no evidence (none I could find, anyway) the same artist is responsible for both, which makes this visual/design coincidence even more striking.

Twist of colour

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Gone sailing

14 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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Sailing happily

Spotted this on a utility box in the old quarter of San Diego, back in the fall.

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One big gigabyte

14 Tuesday Jan 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, technology, Travel

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california, gigabyte, memory, photography, San Diego, storage, tech, technology, terabyte, Travel

One big gigabyte

Whereas a terabyte easily fits in the palm of your hand today, one lowly gigabyte takes up the space you see above. This visualization courtesy of the computer room aboard the U.S.S. Midway museum ship in San Diego.

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U.S.S. Midway

06 Monday Jan 2014

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aircraft carrier, california, history, Midway, museum, navy, photography, San Diego, Travel, U.S.S. Midway

Midway

A must-see attraction in San Diego, the U.S.S. Midway Museum documents the history of this storied aircraft carrier and U.S. servicemen’s life at sea in general.

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Thinking of someplace warm …

05 Sunday Jan 2014

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beaches, california, La Jolla, Ocean, palm trees, photography, San Diego, surf, Travel, warm, waves, weather

Waiting for the waves to roll in

… because it’s not very warm right now here at home! This brief moment of escapism comes to you by way of the beaches in La Jolla, San Diego.

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When pigs can fly …

19 Thursday Dec 2013

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

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Watch for flying pigs

… we’ll be needing such signs as this one, spotted in San Diego back in October.

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