CALGARY , ALBERTA / CANADA – A WALKING TRAVEL TOUR – HD 1080P

A glimpse of the city of Calgary Alberta during October of 2012. It's a great place to call home. Travel to Calgary now!

Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, with a metro population of 1.3 million people. It's Located around 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.

Calgary has the most sunny days year round of Canada's 100 largest cities, with just over 332 days of sun. Calgary has a dry climate similar to other cities in the western Great Plains and Canadian Prairies.

Calgary has the warmest winters of all the major prairie cities in Canada. The climate is greatly influenced by the city's elevation and proximity to the Rocky Mountains. Calgary's winters are broken up by warm, dry Chinook winds that routinely blow into the city from over the mountains during the winter months. These winds are known to raise the winter temperature by 20 °C (36 °F), and as much as 30 °C (54 °F) in just a few hours, and may last several days.

The economy of Calgary includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and TV, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and tourism sectors. Calgary is home to the second-highest number of corporate head offices in Canada among the country's 800 largest corporations.

In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Winter Games.

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Camera equipment:

– Sony HDR AX2000 HD video camera

Camera Accessories:

– Glidecam HD-4000 hand-held camera stabilization (HDR AX2000)

– Glidecam 'Smooth Shooter' body mounted camera stabilization system. (HDR AX2000)

– Sennheiser K6 module + ME66 shotgun microphone capsule.

– Manfrotto 701HDV pro fluid video mini head / 055XB tripod legs.

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