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I do not welcome our new rodent overlord

19 Thursday May 2016

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

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This is a stickup

The idea of a rodent pointing a firearm at me is unsettling … but happily this is just two-dimensional street art in East Portland.

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Complex structure

17 Tuesday May 2016

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

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Complex structure

This piece of public art sits at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon. This view, looking up, was snapped on my trip there earlier this spring.

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Orpheum

24 Sunday Apr 2016

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

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Orpheum

One of the more distinctive (and older!) buildings in downtown Phoenix, the Orpheum Theatre.

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Tillikum Crossing

23 Saturday Apr 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, Portland, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, Travel, urban

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Tillikum Crossing

This striking structure is part of Tillikum Crossing, the newest bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Opened to traffic in fall 2015, it’s reserved for use by MAX light rail Orange Line trains, Portland Streetcars, cyclists and pedestrians. It is the first bridge of this sort in the United States, according to TriMet.

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Interstate

22 Friday Apr 2016

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Interstate

The underside of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, seen on a recent visit there at the south end of Waterfront Park.

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Bit by an eight-bit bug

21 Thursday Apr 2016

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

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Eight-bit bug

Someone is sticking cut-outs of images, reminiscent of eight-bit video games, on walls in parts of the city. I’ve seen two around Kensington Rd. and 10 St. N.W., including the one above, and there was one on a wall on Memorial Dr. under the Centre Street Bridge, briefly anyway. I’m intrigued and will keep an eye out for more of these …

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Immersed in relaxation … in the carpet

20 Wednesday Apr 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Arizona, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Immersed in relaxation

Here’s a neat visual trick, spotted by the window of an office in downtown Phoenix a couple of weeks ago.

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Fireball on wheels

17 Sunday Apr 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Arizona, art, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Fireball on wheels

Downtown Phoenix can seem a little sterile at times … but slide into an alley here and there and you might find something as bright and colourful as this, which I spotted not too long ago at the (very discreet) entrance to a bicycle maintenance shop.

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Other-worldly view

16 Saturday Apr 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Arizona, Phoenix, random, Travel, urban

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Other-worldly view

Somewhere in this craggy, arid landscape is downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The view was captured from a park on South Mountain on a recent visit there.

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Ever-changing skyline

14 Thursday Apr 2016

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

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Ever-changing skyline

Here’s a look toward Calgary’s downtown core, from the south end of the bridge linking Inglewood with St. Patrick’s Island. It seems as if there’s a new building to see every time I make it here to capture a skyline photo.

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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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