I went for a wander on Commercial drive today. It wasn’t a long walk but I managed to find areas off the drive that I either have’t hit in a while or never have managed to find in all my travels and what not!
Here is the day in a few sections!
starting with of course…
Picking On Some Complete Strangers.
Person walking past a parking lot entrance on a sunny day.A graffiti-covered garage door, utility pipe, wall sign, and a person sitting against a wall in an alley. Camera:Leica M11-D Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.Person on a mobility scooter outside a vintage shop.A man sits on a bench beside a dumpster outside a coffee shop storefront. Camera:Leica M11-D Lens: Leica M Summilux 75mm f/1.4
A Little Bit Of Window Shopping.
Rows of personalized chopsticks displayed behind window glass with reflections of buildings and trees on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.A Charlie Brown book, shoe, toy fruit, and books displayed in a store window on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.
Oil Drums!
Next we have all of the old oil drums that I managed to find in the alleys today.
A playground spring rider horse with chipped paint beside a slide and scattered flower petals on Commercial Drive in Vancouver. Camera:Leica M11-D Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.Dumpster and ladder below an auction sign.Junk removal sign behind a chain link fenceBlue painted words on a white wall. Camera:Leica M11-D Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.Jeans hanging on a fence above a sign.Old blue car beside a painted wall.Wood pallet stacked beside a white double door, concrete wall, stairway, and metal fence on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.Chain-link fence with barbed wire, loading zone signs, warning signs, and stairway on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.Bicycle parked outside the Lunch Lady restaurant beneath the Commercial Drive street sign in Vancouver.
And of course some gas meters, alley chairs, and old cars.
Chairs beside a chain link fence.Metal door, gas meter, pipe, and black wall on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.Sticker-covered pole with old posters and torn paper.A graffiti-covered garage door, utility pipe, wall sign, and a person sitting against a wall in an alley.Gas meter, pipe, vent, and concrete block wall with shadow on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.Gas Meter and Red Button on Commercial DriveBlue car and white chairs behind a fence.
Old stairs, gritty parking lots and weathered wooden blinds.
Concrete stair, open metal door, tiled wall, and window on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.Underground Parking Garage on Commercial DriveWood panel with vertical slat pattern photographed on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.Graffiti-covered utility board with poster, sticker, and textured wall on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.
Let’s not forget about some gritty Black and whites.
Chain-link fence with graffiti, plywood, utility meter, and pipe on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.Graffiti-covered door, metal gate, stair, and wood frame on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.
All I all it was a nice walk on an un-expectantly sunny day!
