This was shot on January 1, 2022. For me it was a rather remarkable site, no ice on the bay. Of the past 20 years I can't think of but one other New Years day with no ice. With this scene contrast and lighting was the issue - there was none. The only color was the wood of the dock - new wood brown and the light was a flat grainy gray. Under these conditions B&W would help. Converting to B&W in post processing can leave the sky looking like it was shot at ISO 6000. I've found that on days like this changing the camera setting to B&W yields better contrast, lots less grain, excellent white balance control and overall better resolution. Post processing consisted of cropping & resizing... Bob