you know Robert, i passed over this far too quickly during my voting. Gave it a 6 but coming back to it now i see i should have spent more time on it. really like it far more. Should have bumped it. Lovely image.
lovely image, very atmospheric. great contrast between heavy horizontal skies and precariously thin but defiantly upright boat masts. Maybe I would go a little easier on the grain in the sky, or maybe not, hard to say without comparing. And I like your signature toning :).
I find it very amusing that you used this term for the title. I used it a lot in my studies in granular physics :)
What I find most endearing are the repetition of lines in of all angles. Reflections, rails, masts, rain, and clouds. All emphasized by your tonal rendition. Baghead Ben