Awaiting the Storm 2 by taffy

Awaiting the Storm 2

My plan for today's photo was influenced by the Michael Kenna artist challenge. If you look very very closely in the lower right, sort of to the right of the pink (in color version in main album: http://365project.org/taffy/365/2013-07-17 ), you'll see a small boat anchored. My plan was to do a long exposure to have the ripples in the lake disappear, feature the boat, with a light shadow of High Island in the distance. Clean, elegant, and quite wonderful in my head. BUT, instead you have an anything but simple and elegant image because of the huge storm clouds. Poor little boat is just a little spot. This b&w version is for B&W Wednesday.
Thank you all for your wonderful comments on the biplane which flew over to PP for a visit and actually spent the whole day there!
And update on the Museum Week art show display -- two of my photos were purchased!!! Both harbor scenes, one with the ferry and one with a ominous sky. Whoo-hoo!!!! I won't have to skulk in on Saturday to pick up all my photos -- at least two will be gone!
***Please don't forget to vote for #CSC-29 "Sun Flares"at http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/18574/vote-csc-29-in-camera-sun-flares***
I love the suns rays coming through the clouds. This doesn't have the knock your docks off effect of the colour version though!
July 18th, 2013  
The b&w adds drama, I think I like this one more but I´m always for b&w anyway
July 18th, 2013  
I like both versions - maybe toward B&W. The cloud and sun ray are amazing.
July 18th, 2013  
Stunning I like both!
July 18th, 2013  
Love this B&w shot. fav
July 18th, 2013  
@pamknowler @susale @yaorenliu @38dcmoder Thanks for checking out the b&w. And Dawn, thanks for the fav! I am still leaning toward the color one, but it always amazes me to see the same photo in color and b&w as they are SO different in mood.
July 18th, 2013  
cool shot
July 18th, 2013  
This nice and if I hadn't seen the color first, I might think it was fantastic, but I think the color version has the edge.
July 19th, 2013  
Thanks Ann and Timothy! Yep, Ann, color was my preference too.
@olivetreeann @twr
July 19th, 2013  
I prefer the color version. I think with some careful processing this could be stunning too, but I'm not sure what.
July 19th, 2013  
Love this in b and white 2!
July 19th, 2013  
Very dramatic!
July 22nd, 2013  
Fabulous shot Taffy, very dramatic and great in black and white.
Huge congrats on the sales, doesn't it feel good when people want your work!
July 23rd, 2013  
very nice Pov
July 23rd, 2013  
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