Prairie Winds

This picutre was converted to black and white, and Neat Image then worked it's magic.

Taken with the A400 at F/5.6 and 1/500 sec.

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I think that it needs more contrast.

I did a quick edit to that effect. It does darken the shadows and you lose the detail on the side of the buildings but it makes for a better shot IMO.

Others feel free to comment on my edit.

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Thanks for the idea! The added contrast definately brings out more detail in the foreground. The clouds, especially the one on the left, looks really different and..wispy. It looks great! Are there any ways that the detail in the shadows of the buildings can be kept?

Well you could edit back the details on the side of the buildings - but the problem is that they would look mis-matched with the rest of the image.

What I did was do a curves adjustment, a little bit of levels adjustment and then used the burn tool to darken up the foreground/buildings a bit.

I always remember a photo instructor I had when I took a B&W photography course for fun (it was all film) and on my first print, the first words out of his mouth for a while were almost always "Needs more contrast" :P

I had a go at this one.

Dupe layer.
Adjust curves.
Layer mask.
Color range selection on building fronts.
Frame.

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My vote goes with mike's nice job!!! Great shot lots to work with!!!