Class Challenge

Last week, in my watercolor class taught by David Daniels, we got a challenge.  The challenge was to work from a sheet of black and white photos and make a painting.  We could use one of the photos, or several...or, of course, not do it at all.  This is my composition.  It is 7 1/2 inches by 22 inches.  I'm not sure what the animal crawling on the rocks is....any suggestions for improvement are welcome.

My plan is to mount it on a rice paper scroll rather than framing it.

Below  is a photo of the handout I used as inspiration.