Bigfoot in Vrancea Mountains Caught via Photograph?

Adam Birds recently shared this photo supposedly from Russia. Upon further inspection, it appears this didn’t come from Russia at all, but from Romania. This was actually circulating the internet back in 2008, and was dismissed as a bad hoax. Here’s what the supposed witness wrote:

My name is Mihnea Vasiliu am 41 years old and I am a chemical engineer. My passion is photography and this bat country far and wide to capture landscapes, people, animals, construction etc. On Friday I was in Vrancea Mountains, on the road leading to the Lepsa Székely Targu-Gresu. At one point I saw something on the road. I thought it was a bear from a distance seeing a hulking figure covered with hair, a brown fur. So I went down to take a picture (please note that I have a professional camera equipped with telephoto) being grabbed almost disappear after the bend of the road. Just two pictures I took do not know what to think. I see the picture a strange creature resembling a man but … Believe me that was over six feet tall and moves very fast, not like a bear. There are few moments in one’s life where you feel that you can freeze the blood; for me this was one. I know I get all kinds of crap on mail and I’d like to think that my way is not the type who post comments on forums and stuff. So are available if you have doubts about the veracity of the pictures.

Real or fake? The story sounds great, but the photos are questionable: