I like action shots, because they're a challenge to pull off, and more interesting
to look at.
Nothing wrong with black and white, but in action we'd have chosen to have it
in color. Your picture fits this broad theme as it is centered.
And even if the water
is not the main subject, it would be nice if it was less blurry. Still all in all, a good
effort...I give you a 6.
Gentle halo-ing around the subject is effective in drawing and keeping the eye there, cntred composition used efffectively for once: isolating from background, and illustrating the height of this jump. Good work. 6
Great shot... a little too much contrast for my taste here though. I'd like to see more detail in the figure. NeatImage in the sky would have helped with the noise levels, and you really need to clone out the white pixel dots in the sea. Love the shallow dof.