Low winter sunshine illuminates Library Street. The facades and bow windows on the buildings the left contrast with the more recent buildings on the right. This is one of a very few streets in the centre of Wigan with old buildings that catch the morning sunshine and the row of parked cars reminds us (if any reminding is needed) this is a modern scene.
I wished for more than one figure in the scene but it wasn't to be on this morning.

This bus station is no more, having been replaced two or three years ago and its successor doesn't catch the morning light like this one did. Now, of course, all the buses would belong to the Bee Network bur here there is more variety. The reflections from the bus windows and the shadows show how bright the light is. The figure in the foreground, smoking as he watches the buses and the world go by, can no longer get this close to the buses, nor could he enjoy a cigarette anywhere near the bus station.

Almost contra-jour with the main figure silhouetted and casting a slight shadow behind him. Recent rain made the pavements and the road wet and shiny, adding to the light reflecting from the buildings on the right. The older brick buildings bring character and contrast strongly with the modern buildings. The light comes from the top left, leaving dark shadows on the bottom right, as though the new day hasn't quite arrived.
The high wispy clouds add some interest to the sky but don't distract.
The main figure wears a heavy jacket, walks with a slight hunch, almost suggesting a heavy burden, and could be walking to work.
If I could take this again, I would make the main figure's silhouette break the skyline, strengthen its presence.

I thought this scene contained several interesting elements: buildings on both sides, wet, shiny, reflective pavements, light from the shop on the right, light in the sky in the distance, but even with the bus approaching, it might still be lacking something.
Then the lad in the black and white jacket walked into the scene, turned towards me with a double "thumbs up", and smiled.
His movement and reflection completed the picture, and all that was left to do was press the shutter.
I don't think I could have composed this, and I wasn't aware of him until he walked into the frame. Luckily, I was about to shoot anyway because, otherwise, I would likely have missed the shot.