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Calgary downtown June 7 panorama 10 frames 70mm vertical 1 row. while everyone was chasing the big storms I was sticking close to home shooting the new moon and the now distant storm to the right side of this 95 megapixel frame
Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here. ― Google
A Redhead male is just about to dive, which is signalled by a subtle flattening of the head and a slight ‘jump’ up before it enters the water. This beautiful bird was feeding on submergent vegetation in the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which has open water even in the coldest weather. Another diving duck in the same genus, Ring-necked Duck (A. collaris), was also feeding in the same area; there are two males visible in this image, the one on the right is in the midst of a dive. Both these species are more-or-less regular through the winter in Carburn Park, though they are often farther from shore and not as close for observation and photography.
The Calgary Globalfest international fireworks competition got off to a bright start with Brazil on Friday night
The Calgary Central Library, also known as the Calgary New Central Library (NCL), is the flagship branch of the Calgary Public Library system. It opened on November 1, 2018, replacing an earlier central branch built in the 1960s in Downtown Calgary.
The four-storey building cost CA$245 million to construct and was designed by American-Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and Canadian firm DIALOG after the two firms' joint bid won a design competition in 2013. Their design features an oval-like form and an interior with a large central atrium with a skylight. The building is elevated one floor above street level to accommodate a Calgary light rail trackway below, as well as a public plaza.
The entrance is framed by wood-clad arches inspired by the shape of arched clouds made by Chinook winds in Alberta. The upper floors feature book stacks with space for 450,000 titles. Landscaping around the library and adjoining plaza consists of terracing inspired by the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. (Wikipedia)
I have photographed this scene near my home so many times. This year I noticed that the lone pine tree at the end of the island that anchors the composition is dead.
Often on my walks around town I take my bucket and litter picker along and clean up what I can , on the whole the city is very clean and on this day I did around 10 to 12 bucket fulls. every bit helps that is for sure.
I revisited several archival images of Canada recently. Here's one taken of the Calgar skyline I missed the first time around.
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Calgary downtown. Sunset is almost fly away and then all of buildings have already light on and show beautiful.
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