St. Louis Patch Summer Photo Contest Winner: Sandy Pollock

ST. LOUIS, MO — We're happy to announce that the winner of our summer photo contest is photographer Sandy Pollock, who took this wonderfully moody photo of a man walking his dog one very foggy morning in Kirkwood Park.

We love the misty light captured in this image, as well as the framing. Pollock keeps the horizon low in the frame, accentuating the height of the trees, and places her subject (the man and his dog) just off center, near the right third of the frame.

The path also makes a gently curving leading line, drawing the eye further into the photograph's misty background. And, if you look closely, there appears to be a subtle halo around the man, maybe created by a drop of condensation on the lens. We don't know if that was intentional or not, but it's pretty cool.

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We'll be sending Pollock a $50 gift card and reaching out to find out more about her and her photography. Pollock's wasn't the only great photo our readers sent in, though.. There were tons of fantastic images, which made our jobs really difficult. Don't worry if you didn't win this time. Keep sending those photos. We'll be announcing a fall photo contest soon.

Here are a few of the other great photos that we didn't have time to feature:

Lede Photo by Sandy Pollock. All photos used with permission.