Granville Street dawn

Matthew Wild has added a photo to the pool:

Downtown Vancouver in the rain, early in the morning; dawn doesn’t really break, but the clouds turn a lighter shade of grey.

Commuters make their way to work, oblivious of the XXX adult stores – all that sexual promise is for nothing when you are trying to keep yourself warm and dry. I'm going to cite Maslow's hierarchy of needs here before you regard me as a sexually repressed Englishman.

That yellow sign on the left is, if you look closely, offering a range of XXX delights. I wanted to light the shot for the street, to bring out the details across the road, so I’ve burned out the detail. A pity really, but I was really after the yellow glow over the street rather than an advert for knock-off Viagra.

There is a run of sex shops on Granville Street, Vancouver, in the vicinity of the Davie Street intersection, that always catch my eye. Actually, these places are never quite as exciting when you go in – more dollar store than boudoir.

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