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Nighttime Wander around Park Royal.

Nighttime Wander around Park Royal.

Oct 19, 2026

I was killing some time at Park Royal yesterday while the kiddo was at swimming lessons. The mall was closed, so I figured I’d just wander around outside for a bit.

I wasn’t planning on doing a photowalk because I was just so exhausted from the weekend of amazing dancing! (Seriously, there was so much dancing on Friday and Saturday) But then I spotted this loading dock, and well, I had to try and capture it. I love the fall colours mimicked in the tungsten light of the streetlights.

A closed overhead dock door with a small window sits between brick walls, with a receiving door, wall lamp and leaf-covered pavement in front.
Closed dock door framed by brick walls and wood fencing
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Leica M Summilux 75mm f/1.4
A dark metal door marked Inactive Door sits in a white painted brick wall above a dense bed of green shrubs.
Dark door marked Inactive Door in a painted brick wall
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtländer Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.
Orange and white striped barricades, red tape and a fallen cone block a parking level under rows of ceiling lights, with a scissor lift behind.
Striped barricades and caution tape across a parking level
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtländer Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.
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