the beach and the seagulls

I like this image (particularly the way in which there are some buildings reflected in the still sea water).

Not sure if it was your intention, but the eye is drawn towards the lone figure on the beach. Conversion to B&W was the correct decision in my opinion. It makes it far more interesting.

Some of the seagulls look a little out of focus, but maybe that's the conversion to web image format.

nice, complex image, like the two types of water surface. Might improve by using a higher contrast level, but that's a personal preference.

Floris

I really like the composition, the lack of sky is more than compensated for by in the interesting reflections in the wet sand.  The lone figure gives a sense of depth to the image and I would concur with a previous comment that the B & W was a good choice for this scene. Very well done!

Best Regards

Alf

This photo has been "Featured Work" in artSIG on 2012-04-19. http://www.artsig.com/