Kyoto Trip by Kuvshinov-Ilya on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Beautifully sentimental, with the young couple rushing ahead in the shade while the quiet, sunlit street rises into the hills. She is in front, excited, while he is behind, smiling with his mouth closed, appreciating this moment. Your gesture, to combine the elements of this imagine as you have done, really resonates with me. The calm street with its golden light mirrors the young man's state of mind, each element reinforces the others.

The sunlight is bigger than their patch of shade, it lights the whole town. According to the title and the angle of the light, these two have spent most of the day exploring the city together, and the memory of it lingers in the boy's mind just as the sunlight lingers in the background behind him. Very poignant.