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Waterworld adventure

13 Wednesday Mar 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Toronto, Travel, urban

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aquarium, canada, fish, Ontario, photography, photowalk, silhouette, Toronto, tourism, Travel, urban

Waterworld adventure

Visitors take in the colourful underwater view at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada in Toronto this past weekend.

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Banff Gondola

09 Sunday Sep 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, random

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alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, canada, gondola, hiking, photowalk, random, rural, silhouette, Sulphur Mountain

Banff, Alberta, Canada

From a hike on Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park a few weeks. The hiking trail to the top of the mountain criss-crosses under the Banff Gondola’s cables.

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Summer fling

25 Wednesday Jul 2018

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

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alberta, amusement park, calgary, Calgary Stampede, canada, fair, photowalk, random, silhouette, urban

Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

More memories from this year’s Calgary Stampede.

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Heavenly

04 Monday Jun 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in England, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Brighton, England, iPhoneography, photography, photowalk, random, silhouette, sky, Travel, U.K.

Brighton, England, U.K.

A chance spectacle in the sky behind the Angel of Peace, along the seaside path in Brighton.

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Marvel of engineering

08 Monday Jan 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, Paris, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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architecture, design, Eiffel Tower, engineering, France, Paris, photography, photowalk, random, silhouette, Tour Eiffel, Travel, urban

Paris, France

This close-up, silhouetted view of the Eiffel Tower’s structure at its base was captured on my visit to Paris in September 2012.

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Return to solace

16 Saturday May 2015

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

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Solace (II)

Part of Poppy Plaza at Kensington Rd. and 10 St. N.W. in Calgary.

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The elegance of utilities

07 Sunday Dec 2014

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

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canada, montreal, photowalk, quebec, random, silhouette, sunset, urban

Au fil de la journée

There’s something about aerial telephone/utility lines I find fascinating … especially when they intersect in dimming light as seen here. Caught this image while wandering through Montreal’s Griffintown district last week.

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Sunset on the pier

30 Tuesday Oct 2012

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

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Amsterdam, dusk, Netherlands, night, photography, photowalk, random, silhouette, sunset, Travel, urban

Sunset on the pier

A beautiful evening in Amsterdam, just about a month ago.

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