I noticed that TwoPynts was wondering,

Have you tried cropping out some of the foreground sand.

Part of what I have in this image is the sense of solitude ... almost isolation
of the subject -- he is right at the water's edge and IMO -more- sand rather
than less would increase that sense of isolation. 

BTW, when I made test prints, the results didn't have the range of black
and white as what I can see on my monitor. 

I need to think about what would improve how this image printed on my
Canon PIXMA IP-5000.  This printer has 5 ink tanks: CMYK, which are
dye based, and also a pigment black. 

--
Martin

p.s. What did I learn today?  That I know a little less than I thought I did.