This is elegant beauty. Incredible. The three simple main colors of brown, light brown, and white.... and then the way the light is spilling down the path after the person... the amazing textures, soft and scratched at the same time... this is exquisite!
This is one very cool picture. I don't get the feeling of melancholy from it. Maybe if the woman was in the forefront and I could make out her facial expression it would. The way you composed it gives it a ghostly feel that leads you into your own thoughts instead of being empathetic to the woman. I love it.