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My old student apartment at the 'Vildanden W' of Lund University, in Lund, Sweden.  (2009). Note the pristine IKEA Klippan couch.  This picture would later end up on the pages of the Dutch designer furniture magazine, Meubel, and on the walls of the IKEA Museum in Älmhult, Sweden.  *** Editor's note: Below is the (true!) full-length story that previously appeared in IKEA Museum's Billy-Klippan

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Jaume Plensa's spectacular 'Wonderland' sculpture in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Copyright © 2016 Felix Choo / dingobear photography.  Photo is available for licensing at Alamy Images. All rights reserved. Photo may not be reproduced without permission.  *** Hi again, from me and the editor. Fade and return, we know it's been a long time. But rest assured, all is happy as we live our

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Looking forward to 2015. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Copyright © 2014 Felix Choo / dingobear photography.  All rights reserved; photo may not be reproduced without permission. *** It's been about 18 months since the felix's daily starfish and waffles was last active.  Like almost everyone else in the blogosphere, we've been preoccupied with the other things of life.  That said, the

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Lazybeans in a mystery box. (2013). Edmonton, Canada. Camera: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Alpha1 SE. Film: Impossible PX 70 Color Shade Cool. *** If given a choice between a boat and a mystery box, always choose the mystery box. You remember that time I was supposed to get that boat? A BOAT'S A BOAT, but the mystery box could be anything. IT COULD EVEN BE A BOAT! Or, a bear. Yeah! Cue the

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American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). (2013). Clifford E. Lee Wildlife Sanctuary, Canada. Camera: Olympus E-620 dSLR. Lens: Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 + Zuiko Digital 1.4x Teleconverter EC-14. *** Well, that's been the longest hiatus we've ever had.  But we're back! To be sure, we've had an eventful few months, and we'll provide you with an update in good time.  For now,

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Late summer, in technicolor.  (2012).  Edmonton, Canada.  Camera: Polaroid Spectra Pro.  Film: Polaroid Image (expired 2009). *** It's the last Friday of summer, and I skip the office early to catch the university train and meet Sarah for lunch.  "Food truck!" Sarah exclaims, almost squealing. Before long, we're park benched underneath the campus canopy of lemon-lime elms, thrilled with our

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Carry the world on your back.  Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, Chicago.  (2012).  Camera: Panasonic DMC-GF2.  Lens: Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Pancake. *** It's half-past blue hour, but the air still hangs heavy over Millennium Park after the swelter of a humid, hundred-degree day.  Undeterred, crowds of locals and tourists alike play in squares and spaces, late into the night. I'm in it, snapping

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Two houseboats.  Coal Harbour, Vancouver, Canada.  (2012).  Camera: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2.  Film: Impossible PX 70 Color Shade Cool. *** Saturday morning, I'm on the first flight west over the Rockies.  Destination: Vancouver. This is Canada's Lotusland, gorgeous sea-to-sky gateway to the Pacific Rim.  On first glance, it's small wonder that most Canadians would choose to live

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Soar like an orca.  Note the little kid in the bottom left of the frame, doing her best impression of the orca.  Love it.  Vancouver, Canada.  (2012).  Camera: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2.  Film: Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo. *** A week before I'm slated to leave for Vancouver, I give in to friendly peer pressure, make the phone call, and set up the date.  It's true. At this

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Here at homebase, team starfish and waffles still believes that true colour will save the world. (2012).  Few will appreciate how difficult it was to get this shot.  Imperfect as the instant print may be, I think the colours are beautiful.  Camera: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2. Film: Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo. *** Feeling better might not be for a long time.  The thought

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Yay! The star editor of felix's daily starfish and waffles celebrates seven years online.  (2012).  Camera: Polaroid Spectra Pro.  Film: Impossible PZ 680 Color Shade. *** Happy Birthday to us!  April 10, 2012, marks seven years online for felix's daily starfish and waffles which, in the digital age, is a bit of longevity that we're quite proud of. For the few of you who still make the time to

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A rambunctious Malayan sun bear cub at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Cambodia.  (2011).  This little guy bit me!  Fortunately, it was all in good fun.  Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2. Lens: M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f1.8. *** "AUGGGGGHHH!! THERE'S A BEAR BITING MY LEG!" I exclaimed. Because well, see, there was this bear, biting my leg. Fortunately, the Malayan sun bear cub was

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The blue hour. An Hai Beach, Con Dao Islands, Vietnam.  (2011). The Blue Hour (Tilt-Shift 2) Tilt your head around my way, we'll see this to the end; No longer I can fight you where Our thoughts and words leave little spared But karmas bruised and hearts despaired With nothing to defend. Let's waste no time and float away These hurtful hands, divisive ways To far-off places yet unnamed Where

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The aptly-named Rainbow Bridge.  Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan.  (2011).  こんにちは In the Sofia Coppola film, Lost in Translation, there's this memorable sequence where Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson cross the Rainbow Bridge in the backseat of a taxi cab after an unforgettable night out in Tokyo.  It's maybe the most poignant scene in a movie full of them.  There's beauty in the seemingly impossible

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Twenty-three stories over Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, from the open-air skybar atop the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers.  (2011). *** We touchdown in Saigon late on a Saturday night.  Amidst a swirl of neon lights and diesel motorbikes, the city is alive with fervor as our cab whisks us out of the tropical air towards our riverside hotel.  It wasn't very long ago that the prospect of

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The view from here.  Edmonton, Canada.  (2011).  Camera: Panasonic Lumix DFC-GF2.  Lens: Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Pancake. *** With new job, new apartment, and, ostensibly, new outlook after a summer of sea changes ... here we are, back again.  Looking around, this seems to be a dangerous time for many reasons we won't get into now, but in typical starfish and waffles fashion, we'll take comfort

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Just pictures. All instant. Hey, June. Tricycle riders. (2011). Camera: Fuji Instax 2010.  Film: Fuji Instax Wide. Vintage Broadway. Saskatoon, Canada. (2011). Camera: Fuji Instax 2010.  Film: Fuji Instax Wide. Superheroes. (2011). Camera: Fuji Instax 2010.  Film: Fuji Instax Wide. Heaven is a playground. (2011). Camera: Fuji Instax 2010.  Film: Fuji Instax Wide. Princess of

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Alpha-Peanut. (2011). The editor's so famous even cereal knows his name!***May days, yeah, okay!(I think it's rather obvious the fact that I could get away with writing that is because the editor decided to take the weekend off).Time to quit while I'm ahead. But before I do, I'll leave a few recent pictures that I kind of like.See you out in the sun.Cheemosaurus. (2011). The best cheetah in

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The timeless editor of felix's daily starfish and waffles.***And today, felix's daily starfish and waffles turns six.Six years is a long time. A lot of people have come and gone, and whether we're still here is a mark of resilience or a sign that life's pageantries have passed us by remains an open question.Maybe, the answer is, it's a little bit of both.Pictures and writing grow sparse in the

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Five years after the retirement of John Chaney, the longtime coach of the men's basketball team at Temple University, I never did get around to posting my thoughts on the legend like I said I would here. I had started to write many times, but in the end, I guess I just didn't feel like my words did the man the justice he deserved. Worth reiterating: with John Chaney, it wasn't never just about

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Happy (Chinese) New Year. Singapore, Singapore.***When I take a step back and reflect, I marvel at the incredible progress we have made as a civilization. I mean, at what other time in the history could one be so terribly Chinese illiterate and yet be able to steal enough script over the internet to construct this Sino-themed post? Exactly. What an age we live in!So, in this freshly minted

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Blue skies, calm surf. South Mission Beach, Australia. (2010).***Blue skies, calm surf. When we visited last July, weather conditions in North Queensland were certainly a bit more pleasant than in the last 24 hours or so.To our friends in the area who just bore the brunt of Cyclone Yasi's Category 5 fury: way to hang in there. Our thoughts are with you as you begin the daunting task of cleaning

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In 2011, the esteemed editor of felix's daily starfish and waffles is still king. (2011). Original photo properties: Fujifilm Instax 210 instant camera, Fuji Instax Wide film.***The last weekend of January leaves me a little light-headed ... weary of work, winter, and the unsurity of what's next. I guess that's life, in 2011.Outside, it snows. I lose myself in intangibles ... coffee, tea ...

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Happy Christmas from all of us at felix's daily starfish and waffles. Saskatoon, Canada. (2010). ***Sorry, ananas fans: no Christmas pineapple this year. (We got hungry and ate it before we could get the camera). So instead, we humbly offer you a simple holiday message: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!See you in 2011.

dingobearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17069176619373442802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076340.post-52327204095129639662010-11-28T02:33:00.003-08:002010-12-01T20:42:39.806-08:00

Well, kinda. The memo: we've recently retooled starfish and waffles lite to replay some of our favourite felix's daily starfish and waffles photos from over the years. So please do, click through to the new site, take a look, and tell us what you think. Yay!The familiar, friendly, furry face of starfish and waffles worldwide. (2010). In addition to the newly revamped starfish and waffles lite,

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