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[Daveography]

Alberta Proud by Dave Sutherland, on Flickr

Some scenes from a projection mapping show put on by ATB Financial to celebrate their launch of Apple Pay.

 

[Daveography]

Here's the video of the projection-mapping show:

 

[Marcanadian]

That's awesome!

 

[archited]

Magnificent! Magnifique! Pragtige! I mrekullueshëm! رائع! հոյակապ! É™zÉ™mÉ™tli! Bikaina! цудоўны! великолепен! magnÃfic! 壮丽! 壯麗! veličanstven! velkolepý! storslÃ¥ede! prachtig! suurepärane! kahanga-hanga! upea! magnÃfico! ბრწყინვალე! prachtvolle! μαγευτικÎ! manyifik! מפואר! शानदार! nagyszerű! stórkostlegt! indah! taibhseach! magnifico! 壮大な! 웅대한! lielisks! puikus! величествени! indah! magnÃfico! praktfulle! مجلل! wspaniaÅ‚y! magnÃfico! magnific! великолепный! величÐ!°Ð½ÑÑ‚вен! veľkolepý! veličastno! magnÃfico! mkubwa! magnifika! งดงาม! muhteÅŸem! عالی شان! tuyệt! gwych! גלענצנדיק! ᐅᓵᒼᑲᑕᐊᐧᓯᓯᐠosâmkatawasisik! There is no other way to say it 'cept cowboy: effing awesome!

 

[Daveography]

Another video of the projection show, including some UAV ("drone" but I dislike that term) footage:

 

[Daveography]

Windowless View by Dave Sutherland, on Flickr

It's not everyday that the inoperable windows in your office building are removed for replacement, allowing you to stick your camera outside for an unobstructed shot.

 

[archited]

@Daveography -- what a beautifully framed, gorgeous shot!!! Great perspective, interesting shadow-play, a centre-focused sky, interesting glass reflection -- well done! I like the glass reflection on the street below, the sky reflection in the glass above. What is going on with the spiraling colours on the Chateau Lacombe facade?

 

[Daveography]

@archited Apparently someone thought it would look better as a giant barber pole.

 

[archited]

Hah hah -- too funny!

 

[Daveography]

@archited In all serious, not sure what the motivation was for the scheme. It's too bad, though, because the new materials are nice; it would have looked really sharp had they used just one colour over the entire building, rather than four in a goofy pattern like that.

 

[archited]

@Daveography -- are you saying that it is a permanent application? I thought maybe the circus was coming to town or we were expecting a visit from one of the Royals. Permanent? no-o-o-o-o-o

 

[Daveography]

@archited I'm afraid so.

 

[archited]

@Daveography -- it would be interesting to know whose brainwave this belongs to.

 

[Daveography]

Standoff by Dave Sutherland, on Flickr

While on a lunch bike ride, I slipped into this closed-off trail (shhh), where I encountered this coyote.

We stood watching each other for a bit, and then he started to approach me. I spoke loudly to him so that he might get the idea that maybe we should keep some distance.

Finally, he went to check out some bushes, and I went back the way I came.

I waited a bit then went back down the path. While trying to find the way I had come in, he snuck past me and continued further the way I had come from.

I guess we were just in each others way, waiting for the other to pass. Typical Canadians.

 

[archited]

@Daveography he's too skinny to be of concern -- if he was drooling white foam, that would be a different story. I hope you don't look like a plump appetizer! Coyotes seldom travel alone.