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thats a wld pattern! As a B&W i think its a bit to much on the brighter side. The subject seems a bit "flat" to give any real dramatic shadows and highlights. I don't know much about B&W but love doing it and looking at what others have done. Seems to me that B&Ws are more suited to real scenes or settings. The abtract seems to lose something. is this a tree by you where you can shoot again? Did you crop this down alot to just focs on the pattern of the bark? I gotta say I never seen a tree that had this look to it....