Rob, yes, I've actually (whispering softly) cropped it all kinds of ways, just for grins of course and not because I would
ever save such a thing to the file. However in the end, for me this was much about the verticals and the open spaces, including the sky, so I've left it that way. But of course I'm interested in what others think.
Slobodan, I processed this image years ago, and have just recently rediscovered it. There's no negative clarity or such in the LR file, but I processed the B&W version in Photoshop without saving the steps unfortunately. I agree that it does look like some selective negative clarity may have been applied there, for better or worse. I've been known to occasionally get into a negative clarity mood.
Dave, that sounds like a good idea; we know a super sound track that could be mated with such a series.