The cliff road turns sharply above the sea, and a woman in a grey cloak waits beside its white rail. Her small carved lantern glows against the heavy folds of wool. She looks back toward the windscreen while the driver's gloved hands rest on the dark steering wheel. The close leather and narrow road place the viewer inside this quiet encounter, with the empty bend opening just beyond her.

Across the water, a lighthouse rises from a rocky headland. The low sun sits beneath a layered bank of clouds, leaving a warm path across the calm sea. Heather and yellow gorse soften the slopes, while pumpkins rest along the rough stone wall at the roadside. Salt weathering, wool, stone and worn paint give the scene its autumn texture. The long view from the car to the horizon holds the still figure within a much larger coast. This Halloween photograph brings a restrained sense of mystery to a portrait wallpaper, an October story or a seasonal print.