Here's an image I made off Lake Michigan while I was on vacation last month. I did some selective burning and dodging and really played around with the black and white conversion quite a bit just to see where I could take it. I'm not sure I'm "there" yet but it's getting better.
Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/4L
f/11 @ 1/640th, ISO 200
Manual mode, handheld, bright sun








