Matviy Andreyev

Heavy fog in Kyiv

Matviy Andreyev

It was obvious that I had to walk my 7 kilometers to work that day. Walking was faster and more eye-pleasing than standing inside a marshrutka during the fog traffic jam. Such a heavy fog is not even yearly. Rusanivska naberezhna street:

Fog on Rusanivska naberezhna. Rusanivka, Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn of 2018
Cyclist commuting on a folding bicycle. Fog on Rusanivska naberezhna. Rusanivka, Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn of 2018
жінка на пробіжці. Fog on Rusanivska naberezhna. Rusanivka, Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn of 2018

A slowly moving traffic jam was creeping onto the Paton bridge. The Sun was rising behind the SilverBreeze houses, making them throw epic shadows into the fog.

Shadows inside a fog. Kyiv, SilverBreeze near Paton bridge. Ukraine, autumn 2018
Shadows inside a fog. Kyiv, SilverBreeze near Paton bridge. Ukraine, autumn 2018

Under the Paton bridge:

FOg under the Paton bridge. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018

Low visibility, demonstrated by nature. The beginning of Dniprovska naberezhna street was hidden inside the fog:

Fog on the Dniprovska naberezhna street. Bereznyaki, Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018

I climbed the stairs to the Paton bridge. The traffic jam was only in the direction from left to right bank.

Traffic jam due to fog on Paton bridge. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018

Sidewalk of the oldest standing bridge in Kyiv.

Paton bridge sidewalk during a heavy fog. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018
a lantern pole and the sidewalk during a heavy fog. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018

The Dnieper's water was almost invisible from the sidewalk. I was about 20 meters above the water in this place. A motorized boat was cutting the waters, as is somewhat visible on the photo.

wake from a motorboat on Dnieper in heavy fog. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018

Treetops were much closer than that boat, but still not clearly visible.

treetops during a heavy fog. Paton bridge, Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018

I have a small video of this fog. Not stabilized, sorry:

The Sun was slowly clearing the fog as I was crossing the Paton bridge. The Motherland monument looked like this when I reached the right bank end of the bridge:

Motherland monument during a fog. Traffic jam on Paton bridge. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018

It was cold, so the fog had covered fallen leaves with frost:

Frost on leaves. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018
Frost on a fallen leaf. Kyiv, Ukraine, autumn 2018