I finally got out to play in the snow.

It snowed three days ago. THREE. And it was just today that I finally had a chance to go play in it. The first time. Also for me playing in the snow really means go out in the world with a camera and pick on all the miserable folks that have to trudge through it all to do their day to day.

An elderly man wearing a plaid shirt and puffer vest walks uphill on a snow-lined driveway, carrying a blue shopping bag. — An elderly man in a puffer vest and plaid shirt walks uphill on a snow-lined driveway, carrying a blue shopping bag
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

Life has been a bit of a whirlwind these days and to be honest I am not even sure that can really say why, by the time I looked up from the chaos, the snow was still there but looking like that guy at the party who was done a few hours ago but is still hanging on, you know kinda slushy, kinda questionable.

A small outdoor café area with two yellow chairs and a wooden table, set against a bright yellow window. — Two yellow chairs sit at a wooden table in a small outdoor café seating area, with a yellow-framed window in the background.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

A café window with two people sitting inside, while pedestrians walk by outside on a snowy sidewalk. — Two people sit inside Breka café on Denman Street in Vancouver visible through the window, while pedestrians pass by outside on a snowy sidewalk.
**Camera:** Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

So partly because I was lazy and partly because I didn’t have a ton of time, I decided to hit up Denman Street which is pretty quick for me to get to and it is always a solid place for taking photos of people doing all those people like things.

Two yellow mops leaning against a red brick wall next to a metal staircase with snow. — Two yellow mops are leaned against a red brick wall near a metal staircase covered in snow.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

Since the Hasselblad 503CXI was in the shop with the fine folk over at Factory Cameras getting a much needed tune-up, I grabbed my big olde DSLR the Canon 1DX Mark III (which I also feel needs an awesome name, comment your suggestions below) and my trusty Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSD Art lens. A little different than the normal fair that I have been shooting with, but hey fun in the sun (or in this case, fun in the cold, damp, and miserable slush)

A person wearing winter gear and a large backpack stands on a sidewalk with snow, while pedestrians walk in the background. — A bundled-up individual with a large backpack stands on a snowy sidewalk, facing the street as pedestrians walk past.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

Basically I wandered up and down Denman for about two hours before the cold really started creeping in. Having grown up in northern Alberta where -30 and -40 were pretty commonplace I feel like I should have my passport revoked for complaining about -1 and I feel ridiculous saying it but I think that a pair of heated gloves are in my future.

Two people waiting at a bus stop under a yellow sign, with a white brick wall and snow on the ground — Two people stand at a bus stop under a yellow sign, facing different directions. Snow piles up along the curb, and a white brick wall is in the background.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

As always I captured my standard mix of Urban decay and Back Alley Glory as well as my standard Picking On Complete Strangers style of street photography, people bundled up, random cold folk sad with the weather they have to navigate, some classic Vancouver contrast—snow-covered sidewalks next to palm trees and the ocean side neighbourhood.

A multi-story building with rows of glass windows and balconies, some open and some with curtains. — A multi-story building with repeating patterns of glass windows and balconies, some with open curtains and furniture visible.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

Stacked wooden crates filled with discarded boxes and plastic bags, with an orange pallet jack in front of a grey wall. — Stacked wooden crates filled with discarded boxes and plastic bags sit in front of a grey wall. An orange pallet jack rests nearby.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

A person sitting on the sidewalk near a metal bike rack while another person walks by, with snow on the ground and a glass storefront in the background. — A person sits on the sidewalk near a metal bike rack, while another individual walks past. Snow is visible on the ground, and a storefront with red decorations reflects parked cars.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

A green concrete block fence covered in snow, with round street lamps and brick buildings in the background. — A green concrete block fence with snow on top extends along the sidewalk, with street lamps and buildings in the background.
**Camera**: Canon 1Dx Mark III
**Lens**: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART

Here are a few captures from the day. A little snow, a little city, and a bit of embarrassment for being cold in what would have been t-shrt weather where I grew up :)