07 Saturday Apr 2012
Posted in Calgary, photography, photowalking, Travel
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canada, citadel, halifax, nova scotia, photography, photos, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
You can nab some pretty views of Halifax and its harbour from the grounds of the Citadel — as these guys did when I snapped this shot in May 2008.
05 Thursday Apr 2012
Posted in architecture, Canada, history, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
29 Thursday Mar 2012
Posted in Canada, photography, Travel, urban
28 Wednesday Mar 2012
Posted in Canada, photography, Travel
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Nothing like flying over puffy clouds at sunrise — especially welcome during a sleepless red-eye flight. This was seen somewhere over Canada, back in the fall.
20 Tuesday Mar 2012
Posted in fun, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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photography, photos, photowalk, random, telecommunications, telephone, Travel, urban, wires
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.
19 Monday Mar 2012
Posted 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
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.
14 Wednesday Mar 2012
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abstract, airport, canada, Hipstamatic, iPhone, iPhoneography, Ontario, Pearson, photography, pictures, random, Toronto, Travel, urban, YYZ
An unintentional shot, taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone, as I was whiling away the hours during a layover at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport about a year ago.
It turned out to be an interesting abstract image, in my humble opinion. 🙂
13 Tuesday Mar 2012
08 Thursday Mar 2012
Posted in architecture, photography, photowalking, Travel, video
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architecture, california, photography, photos, photowalk, pictures, random, san francisco, Travel, U.S.A., urban
A young kid enjoys a view of the Transamerica Pyramid from the top of the Coit Tower in San Francisco, almost two years ago.
07 Wednesday Mar 2012
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canada, deli, delicatessen, food, montreal, quebec, Schwartz's, smoked meat, Travel
With the confirmation pop singer superstar Céline Dion and producer husband René Angelil have purchased the famed Schwartz’s Hebrew Delicatessen on Boul. Saint-Laurent in Montreal, one can only hope they will leave well enough alone. There is no need to change what works.
And boy, does it work. It is common to see a long queue down the block at peak meal times.
Above, one of their famed smoked meat sandwiches: Smoked meat with mustard on rye bread, served with a pickle and a small plate of French fries on the side.
If you go, don’t order the lean meat — it tends to be drier and it’s not nearly as silky smooth or as flavourful.
I never went to Schwartz’s enough when I lived in Montreal. Now, I crave it when I go back for a visit.
Definitely worth your time.
Ricky Leong 