this is a very beautiful image and with great expouser ,the shutter did a great creative feel of the wave ,very well balanced image .All of the best JT.
I know that in reality coastal scenes can appear somewhat wahsed out looking because of the salt spray but for aesthetic purposes to make a photo appear more crisp in practical applications I like what Hugo has done to brighten it up some. I like your original for a what you see is what you get image but to me it's more marketable if it's brightened up a tad. A beautiful scene. Which one is your folk's house? I could easily holiday there. :)
Hi Jeroen, Very good shot, and I like the composition, the coastline and the surf, as well as the dark sky work well together. Leaving a substantial space below the rocks in the foreground emphasisesthe stormy weather. I think playing a bit with the levels, and (my personal thing) with the saturation, would push the tension a bit. Then, of course, there was that minute (only 0.69 degree) counter clockwise tilt.... When I was at it, I did tweak that too... Per attached my version. Curious to know what you think.