I like everything about this image except the choice of b/w.
B/W excels with subject matter that has deep blacks and pure whites
in it and with texture. Think a white rose on a black iron fence, clouds etc.
I don't see none of that in this image.
I think a lot of us use b/w as a last ditch attempt to save an image that
did not cut it at a certain time of day and light. This image has that great ghost
like water blur. The bird really adds to the image. The comp is very good. Now picture
this image at twilight in color with natural purple and pink hues, the image would be epic
but that is just me. If the image is not worth saving in color forget b/w.
Dwayne Oakes
Sorry, Dwayne, I couldn't disagree more. There are deep blacks, there are near whites and it has lovely high key tones in the water. I have no idea what this photograph looks like in colour, but it sure rocks (no pun intended) in B&W. The water sings over the rocks.
BTW - B&Ws may excel at "deep blacks and pure whites in it and with texture", but they are not a requirement. You could photograph a series of grey tombstones in the rain. It's the mood/atmosphere/concept that is being conveyed and that doesn't always concur with "deep blacks, pure whites and texture". As I am frequently reminded of (usually by Isaac), we shouldn't be constrained (contained) by pre-conceived "rules". I fight him over it sometimes, but it's true!