Another good example of B/W used to good effect

I would disagree with you author, this photo is WAY too muddy, you need to increase the contrast or something so there isn't so much gray!

I agree with dem90. Definitely could use higher contrast.

Thank you for your input.

I think the contrast well done. The clouds in the sky are beautifully defined, and the bright white in the shirt and the black of the pants provide both ends of the contrast spectrum. Increasing the contrast to make the photo more "high key" would have lost many subtle details that you now have in the sand.

Thanks so much for your input MossyB!