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Umbrellas in Yaletown

Umbrellas in Yaletown

Mar 31, 2026

Today saw me having to jump over to Yaletown to pick something up for somebody. Since I was already there and it was one of the first nice days this spring and grabbed Mildred and with the Voigtlander 35mm and went for a photowander!

I can’t get enough of the pink and red umbrellas that are suspended in both Bill Curtis Square and over top of Helmcken Street between Mainland and Hamilton.

Pink umbrellas suspended overhead with sunlight and tree branches
Pink umbrellas hang overhead with tree branches and sunlight visible between buildings.
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.

I also got to spend a spot of bit of time Picking on complete Strangers here as well.

Person sitting on bench beneath suspended pink umbrellas in plaza
A person sits on a bench beneath suspended pink umbrellas in Yaletown’s Bill Curtis Square.
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.
Pink umbrellas suspended overhead against a blue cloudy sky
Pink umbrellas hang suspended above an outdoor space against a cloudy blue sky in Vancouver’s Yaletown district.
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.
Person in orange safety vest sitting on bench beneath pink umbrellas
A person wearing an orange safety vest sits on a bench beneath suspended pink umbrellas.
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.

I started this wander not wearing a jacket or sweater or anything which was great at first, but as the sun went behind the buildings I began to truly regret this choice :) It was obvious enough that a stranger commented as they walked by that I had ‘made a choice’ :)

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