BW - Another rock another sky

[biggerry]

Something I have tried to improve over the last few months is my ability to see and take BW images. Here is a recent one from Little bay which I did give some thought to with regard to the final BW outcome.

Critique welcome, particularly in regard to the BW impact and choice. Too much contrast? too little? boring composition? as always, good bad and fugly, i'll take.

[Reschsmooth]

The conversion and contrast are pretty good, I think. However, I am not sure which of the elements I am meant to focus on. The thread heading suggests I should focus on the rock, but I find the shadow on the front of the rock is too dark and the water behind the rock too light. In a way, I find this a bit too distracting. Perhaps some local contrast adjustment - just a little?

[zafra52]

I quite like it, but I undertand the comment as
almost every element is in focus.

[biggerry]

The conversion and contrast are pretty good, I think. However, I am not sure which of the elements I am meant to focus on. The thread heading suggests I should focus on the rock, but I find the shadow on the front of the rock is too dark and the water behind the rock too light. In a way, I find this a bit too distracting. Perhaps some local contrast adjustment - just a little?

cheers Patrick, i think there might be some data in that shadow, the rock and the darkness does block teh flow a bit...

hmm, just took a look, nope its gets very noisy in there... scratch that one, how about this one

[biggerry]

I quite like it, but I undertand the comment as
almost every element is in focus.

ahh c'mon the boat just below the horizon (near teh rock rhs) is blurred

[aim54x]

These look great......embrace the "noise" it simply gives you a bit of grain!