I have been interested in photography all my life and remember quite well developing my first black and white films myself... My favorite subjects are...
Great explanatory shot of the conditions you were in. Looking at the photograph and getting a feel for it, I would probably have chosen to go down the left path - although I don't know what's around that little bend there... but I would probably have chanced it anyway. Which way did you go? The greenery and the muddy earth is wonderful, I love the naturalness of it all.