The woman in red is frantically trying to hail a taxi. She has no umbrella and is soaking wet. Taxis are hard to come by in a New York City rainstorm, and she moved on after a few more minutes of futility. The presence of umbrella bearing pedestrians walking casually on both sides of her add context intensifying her plight. Meanwhile, falling raindrops explode on the crosswalk in front of her and throw a misty curtain over the entire scene.