Submitter's name:	Moose
Title:	Invitation
Gear used:	OM-4T, Tamron 35-105/2.8, Velbon 343 tripod.
Diaphragm:	f8 ?
Shutter speed:	1/30 ?
Film used:	Kodak Supra 800
Technical information:	Scanned on Canoscan FS2710 at 2720 dpi Converted to B&W in Photoshop using a Hue/Saturation layer as luminance filter to adjust color conversion.
Subject information:	Afternoon light on Wildcat Gulch Trail. A beautiful vista with afternoon sun lighting up the leaves invites us to keep on walking to see what's around the next bend.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

This looks like a scary path to wander upon, one would think that walking beneath the branches would come at the penalty of being grabbed by them, only to never be heard of again. :) I like the way the branches are very dark, it is that that makes me give the feeling I described above.

Comment left by: Andy Radcliffe (AndyJRadcliffe@manx.net)

Before I scrolled down to see the title, my first thought had been "what an inviting looking pathway"- your title is therefore completely apt! I think it's the dappled light on the ground that really makes this work as well as it does- that and the sense that the viewer gets of wanting to explore further.

Comment left by: Gregg Iverson (no e-mail specified)

My eyes were drawn down the trail into the background and then up to the backlit leaves. This is the kind of photo I enjoy seeing in B&W.

Comment left by: Brian Swale (bj@caverock.net.nz)

Great shot, great print, great scan. I agree the image signifies an invitation to wander down a meandering flower-lit, leafy trail, unknown delights around any corner. And this shot captures that. Very well chosen subject. Brian

Comment left by: Adam Bolt (boldbolty@iprimus.com.au)

One word "Awesome!" You really have captured a beautiful scene and some amazing light and B&W shows this off to perfection.

Comment left by: poo (no e-mail specified)

Lovely shot of a lovely scene! Very appealing. This is the kind of photo I'd like to see hanging on my wall.

Comment left by: Moose (dreammoose@yahoo.com)

Most people saw it as I did, inviting. It was originally in color and has never been B&W except in electronic form. Perhaps the B&W form can add a potentially scary look not present in the original. I've always thought it should be possible to get a full, subtle B&W tonal range from a color neg. I'm glad I documented this spot that I like, because it has changed. The slope to the left is the bank to a stream. This is a fairly heavily used trail and they have put a fence along most of the stream to stop erosion from people climbing up and down it. Not nearly as photogenic now.

Comment left by: Chuck K (c_kausler@yahoo.com)

Terrific lighting and balance. I could be any type of path but it envites exploration in any event. I find the light and shadow warm.

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