landscape Stairway to Heaven olden days.

Aha, you tried B/W as well.

In the mean time I tried something in addition to converting to B/W.

Because Heaven is what's ahead of us, why don't you play with a bit of lighting effects -- see my attachment.

What's your take on this?

Elliot, in looking at your photographs it is difficult to believe that you are just beginning. I will continue to take your word for that and approach the
critiques from that viewpoint.

This photograph has many good elements working for it the main of which is the strong diagonal. Diagonals are most always good, verticals are solid, strong, stable, horizontals are quiet, peaceful but diagonals are always falling, moving, dynamic. You have taken a stable subject matter and made it more interesting by applying a diagonal movement to the photograph. You also are using repeating patterns in the shadows of the steps. You are also using diminishing perspective as each step become narrower to add depth to the image.

As far as message the shrubbery seems to enclose, hide the path adding a very secretiveness. Then at the dark at the top makes it appears that the path may be entering a cavern. In all an interesting photograph to contemplate. By your choice of title it is almost saying that the path ot Heaven is hidden possibly difficult to find. Or has it been moved since the "olden days"?

Your title is interesting in implication. If it was in the “olden days” why is it not still? That’s rhetorical. LOL However, the revision that Stefan posted really plays well with your title—it adds mysticism in the glowing steps that comments well on your title and is an excellent example of concentrating on the statement made by a photograph. Using such techniques all too often only becomes gimmicks but using them intelligently to add comment to a photograph is part of the genius of going it right.