FlickR Tag: Olympic Plaza
Photos of Olympic Plaza that were originally uploaded to FlickR
Islamic Gathering at Olympic Plaza
A group of Muslims gathered at Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary on Saturday, November 9, 2013. One of the attendees started to explain what the gathering was about. I was expecting he was going to talk about recent events (assuming this was a run of the mill political protest of some sort). He told me about the Battle of Karbala (in 680 CE) and Husayn ibn Ali, who is held in high esteem as a martyr by Shia Muslims. Although I was interested, I didn't get into a real discussion, since talking religion with a stranger can risk causing unintended offense. Everyone at the event was quite friendly. Free water and snacks were offered to everyone (whether they were apart of the group or were just passing by).
Mayor and Marshalls fire it up
Singing at Winterfest
Winterfest skaters
The Hat and Jill
This is Jill Belland from Citytv helping to host the New Year's 2012 celebration at Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary. She is seen here doing one of several clips off-stage throughout the event. It looked like there was a draw for a car, with the tickets in the hat, but I really couldn't hear or follow what was happening.
Skating at Olympic Plaza
A skater at Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary on December 14, 2011. I decided to play around with filters on Photoshop and came up with this. There was a women next to her, who happened to have her tongue out for the shot, so I cropped her out, and then used the the "content aware delete" to remove what was left.
