If you ever go to Glacier NP be sure to take time to hike this short, but visually packed trail. Taken with an old Canon AE1 with a 20mm FD on velvia. Side light mostly because it was more open on the stream side.

-- Larry Korhnak (lvk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), November 04, 1998

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I like the composition and the framing of the shot but it looks a little too dark on my monitor. I hope you continued your stroll on that trail to Avalanche Lake. That area is very beautiful!!

-- Brian Egeberg (begeberg@dave-world.net), November 04, 1998.

I enjoyed this hike also. I would like to see more of the detail in the interesting bark on the dominant tree in the picture. To do so would have required a departure from the boardwalk path ( a no-no in the NP), so perhaps a longer focal length lens and a vertical format would have worked better.

-- Steve Romney (wallace@xmission.com), November 04, 1998.

The bark on the brightly lit tree really stands out nicely. Because of this I think that the tree itself should be more emphasized. To me it dominates the composition and yet the other elements in the composition don't support it as well. The picture doesn appear somewhat dark on my monitor so perhaps this impression is misleading.

-- Paul Lenson (lenson@pci.on.ca), November 05, 1998.

I like it. Twelve years ago I spent five months in the park working at one of the lodges. Hiked most of the trails, but not this one. I will do it when I go back in the summer of 1999 for four weeks (been hoarding vacation for a return to Glacier after all these years). The picture looks good on my monitor: I can see deep into the shadows. Very good tonal range.

-- Rick R (rwreev@concentric.net), November 05, 1998.

I like the light streaming in from the side and how it highlights the tree with the most interesting bark. The trees you chose to include and their spatial relationship make for a strong composition. I bet there were other angles that wouldn't have worked nearly as well. And there is just enough detail in the shadows. Very nice.

-- Barbara Kelly (kellys@alaska.net), November 07, 1998.