This frightful cosmic image is destabilized a little by the use of a vignette. Unless one chooses to read the vignette as a defect of one’s own peripheral vision.
The choice of grey is excellent taking the image out of a simple texture exercise. I believe that this photograph shall be seen in a small scale and additional images shall accompany it. A photo essay will suit it a lot.
hmmm googled the word murmuration, a flock of starlings. Not sure if this IS a flock of starlings or if it is something representing a flock. Could be textured granite too.... I think if there was some point of reference in this image it would be stronger in my opinion. Something that gave a clue to the scale would help me understand the image better.