I forgot to add that the title is great too. One look at the pic and I find myself wanting to know just what's around that next bend.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 7:24 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: PESO: Invitation to Hike > > > I took this about 3-4 months ago when I was checking out the > Mitchell Canyon > area of Mt. Diablo for the upcoming NorCal PDML meet (we went > elsewhere). The > CA hills are yellowish brown now, then they were verdant green. > > I wasnât sure I would share this â but this is a quintessential > Marnie shot. > I have taken tons of these kinds of photos: late afternoon, tree trunks > backlit to black, dark shadows, trail. So I decided to share it > because it IS a > quintessential Marnie shot â romantizing/idealizing nature. I get > that way when > walking outdoors. ;-) > > I am unsure how distracting the white sky is (which often happens in this > type of shot), and/or how distracting the slightly blown > highlights of the white > sky are. > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/trail1.htm > > Comments welcome. > > Marnie aka Doe >