A good friend and I had been along the Mississippi River walk for a fireworks display. Our bus was approaching in a chaotic scene of traffic blockages and we had to run to catch it, but I saw this composition and, well, I appreciate that she coaxed the bus driver to wait an extra moment for me.

July 26, 2025. OnePlus 12 cell phone, 13.3mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 70mm), f/2.6, 1/20, ISO 2,500.