Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

By Christopher Welch

30 December, 2025

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I love this picture. I immediately thought of it when I read Hamish’s Call for Entries for photo of 2025.

One Sunday morning in October, I was on my way out the door to meet my wife. It was around 8:30. I walked out to dense fog. There was this moment of excitement because I’d been waiting for a day like this. Fog in north central Texas isn’t very common, and nearly each time it happens, it’s during the week when I am commuting to work. I can’t exactly drop what I’m doing, grab a camera and hit the streets.

But today, I could. I had a roll of Tri-X loaded in my Pentax Spotmatic and was halfway through the roll. These were perfect conditions to finish the roll.

I drove around my town taking pictures of vacant streets, making my way downtown to the square. I photographed an old A-Frame style Whataburger that still had neon (a popular Texas hamburger chain), making my way to a train crossing. I took a few photos there and was walking back to my car when I heard the “dingdingding” of a crossing some distance away. A train was coming so I turned back, positioned myself and waited. Out of the fog appeared 3 lights and the faint form of an engine. Just as it was emerging from the fog, I clicked the shutter. I took a few more and finished the roll.

The photograph came out exactly as I’d hoped it would. There’s a moody atmosphere, lots of texture and contrast. It is grainier than I expected but that’s okay. I hope you enjoy the photo and thanks to Hamish for the opportunity to show it with some awesome work by this community.

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By Christopher Welch
I am an art educator and analog photography enthusiast with a background in graphic design from Dallas, TX. A course on contemporary photography in grad school in 2022 got me interested in analog photography and in 2025 I went fully analog.
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Danai on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Great composition. The film grain adds a lot to this foggy scene. Thanks for sharing.
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Christopher Welch replied:

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Thanks Danai!

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Stephen McGonigle on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Sometimes it all comes together and you get a great image like this. No wonder you're pleased. If there's a thought to take from this, it's the fact that you need to be out there with a camera to get the image.
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Christopher Welch replied:

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Thanks Stephen I appreciate it and couldn’t agree more!

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Stephen Hanka on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Wonderful image! Thanks for posting it.
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thanks Stephen I appreciate it!

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Michael Zwicky-Ross on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Well done, and as said above, no camera, no picture
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Christopher Welch replied:

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Thank you Michael!

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Russ Rosener on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Tri-X in a Pentax Spotmatic. What more do you need? An interesting photograph which brings together timing and atmosphere to evoke a feeling! That's what you had and that's what you did with it. Yours is one of the few "Photos of the Year" which has impressed me.Good luck and happy shooting in the New Year 2026
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Christopher Welch replied:

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Thank you Russ that means a lot!

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Gordon Ownby on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Everything works in this image.
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thank you Gordon!

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Scott Ferguson on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

Wonderful shot!
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thanks Scott!

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John Eaton on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 30/12/2025

This is a great image, very evocative ( I can hear the train!) and kudos for the patience to chase around town and the inspiration to be in the right place at the right time!
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thanks John I appreciate it!

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Kodachromeguy on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 31/12/2025

Fantastic foggy light, well done! Tri-X in a Spotmatic, back to the basics with good solid equipment and film.
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Christopher Welch replied:

Comment posted: 31/12/2025

Thanks Kodachrome guy, love your user name! That was my first and still number 1 camera.

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Art Meripol on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 31/12/2025

it came together beautifully and you were ready. Lovely.
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thank you Art!

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Fred Nelson on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 31/12/2025

Awesome picture. I could almost hear the horn as it approaches the intersection.
Love the loneliness of the picture.
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thanks Fred- I've always thought train horns had a lonely sound.

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Eric on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 31/12/2025

I love this image! A great image for me is one that brings back memories and this one sure does. Thanks for sharing it.

Eric
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thank you Eric I'm glad it triggered memories for you.

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John H Osterholm on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 01/01/2026

I never would have guessed where this is. This is a great, moody image. You could have told me it was taken in London and I would have accepted that!
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Christopher Welch replied:

Comment posted: 01/01/2026

That's the best compliment John thanks!

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Erik Brammer on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 01/01/2026

Wonderful framing, and the grain enriches this photograph a lot, I would say. Well done!
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Christopher Welch replied:

Comment posted: 01/01/2026

Thanks Erik the grain was a happy accident but really ties it together

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Geoff Chaplin on Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

Comment posted: 02/01/2026

Love it!
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Christopher Welch replied:

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Thank you Geoff!

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