This was Difficult!

It was my birthday, woke up before sunrise with an urge to take a stunning picture as present for my self. I went to this pier, just next to Kuwait Towers. It was a windy, cloudy cold January day. The scene had nothing interesting at first, but i decided to take an image non the less. I used a 10 stop ND filter to get a silky smooth water and cloud movements. The image looked awful from the back of the camera and when I downloaded it to the computer screen it looked even worst. As soon as i toggled the black and white switch, it came alive with amazing interesting contrast tunes (the perfect birthday gift for myself).