f-stops...meghalaya Clouds over Kynrem

Monsoon clouds fly unhindered across the plains of Bangladesh and then hit the Khasi

Hills (Meghalaya, India) which rise suddenly from the plains. And up the vertical slopes

the clouds go, only to bring down a tremendous amount of rainfall, which in the

monsoons fills up the streams and the waterfalls around with volumes of water. The

305 m Kynrem Falls, the 7th highest waterfalls in India, is one such, with the water

falling down over three tiers and then flowing down into Bangladesh below. Rendered

this in B&W to lay emphasis on the elements at work, the clouds and the water, while

in composition gave equal emphasis to sky and the waterfall.

Subhadip,  I am pleased to be the first to offer my compliments on this image.  Your introductory remarks are most helpful in understanding the place and geography and weather patterns pertaining to the image.  The image as well as your remarks reflect the thought, theme, and meaning your are trying to convey.  You are most successful.  You certainly portray the power of nature well.  If I may offer a suggestion, I wonder if you have captured the full dynamic range of grays in the image from white to black.  You might consider duplicating the color view and processing it as an HDR and then converting it to B&W.  Are you familiar with creating multiple image HDRs from within Camera RAW?  If not, I will be happy to explain.  This is an excellent image, not to be diminished by my suggestion.   Larry

Thanks Larry for your input. I have a bracketed set of this frame, and I sure will try for a monochromatic hdr.