Maurice, Erl,
Thanks for getting deeper into this. Hmmm, food for thought. It is not really sharpness I'm after, but detail. Especially in the boats closer by. These were blackened out in the first try.
I'll have another go at it later and see if I can get somewhere in the middle with that fading effect. Just to see what that does. It is all a lesson
The darkroom experiment will be fun! I'm sure.
Thanks again!
Marco