Stills

I can hear the footfall on the cobbles, breaking the damp silence.

A picture is worth a thousand words..................
 

A story here for sure. We don't get snow, not much fog either so these types of pictures fascinate me. Cold, wet, mysterious.
I'm going to spend more time looking at this one.
 

This is reminiscent of your 'second day of spring' shot in March: two rows of housing with a street leading away in the middle of the picture. The atmosphere of the fog is very well conveyed, as is the heaped up snow: one wouldn't expect anyone to be out. The figure is rendered in an existential way and his relatively small size gives a feel for the unpleasant conditions.
 

I like the atmosphere this provokes - Anita was correct in her choice of word damp. There is depth to this shot given the road leading in to the shot with those two street lamps drawing you further in. This is where the picture is all happening so I find the walker upfront going left to right rather at odds. The parking meter is rather lightweight compared to the truck. With the figure as the fulcrum it then becomes a little uneven in my eyes. The shot above this one on your website is much much stronger and has a lot more avenues of opportunity to explore.
 

When I saw this on your site I immediately picked it out of the set. I've just gone back to look again to see if akikana's comment sparked a different thought - but no, this is still the one that has my attention.

In reality this was probably not exactly a pleasant walk that the figure was having, but the image that you have created is upbeat. It needs music though. Jazz or blues. It might even be an album cover.

For me it is the the lights that balance the truck. The meter is an exclamation mark.
 

I don't agree with Akikana about the choice of shot either! But then I don't agree with Colin about the music or any notion of being upbeat. There is a slight ringing in the ears as the raw feel to the air drives one to shelter. I'm still intrigued by the figure: it appears too small even if it is correct when judged against the pickup.
 

I, too, went to your site to check the set and I went straight to this one. That is fairly predictable for me, since this one feels the most romantic.

The sound I hear is my teeth chattering—but I'm a wimpy southern Californian.

The personal tone in what I find myself writing tells me something important to me—I find myself inside this image. The backpack and length of the stride say no casual stroll to me. For me, the fact that the walker is so small compared to the surroundings contributes to the impact. I feel the scene: lonely, cold, that penetrating dampness, fog-shrouded shapes, limited visibility, and just beyond that patch of light, it's dark again. The image feels a bit like a frame from a movie. (I mean that to be positive. In other words: dynamic, filled with emotion, and a sense of the environment and the event.)
 

Fog is working its photo magic here. And I'm with the majority on this image vs. the others in the set.

I don't "feel" this as necessarily cold or unpleasant a walk. In fact the fog and melting of snow make it seem that spring is not too far away.

I love the way the building on the left disappears into the background.
 

'In fact the fog and melting of snow make it seem that spring is not too far away.'

If memory serves, it wasn't that cold of a day, maybe in the low 40's, which was a respite from the low teens.

I'm sympathetic with akikana's comments, particularly after having printed the photo he preferred. The shot posted here is, I think, much easier to appreciate, but the other shot sustains longer viewing.

'I need to study shots like this one to learn. I miss moments such as this one.'

One of the benefits of spending a 2+ hours walking everyday is the things you get to see that people normally don't. Bad weather often makes for good photographs, although as I mentioned before, this weather wasn't particularly bad.
 

The temperature makes sense, as the snow is sublementing off the moisture to create the fog, creating a wonderful effect that you recognized and captured.

Mysterious and creates a interesting story for me. The tonal control of the driveway and street are really well done. Always a struggle as to how much gray to communicate the fog effect and this appears to be a good balance. nice.

And the blurred walker is a very nice touch as well, giving some life to this photograph, in many ways.