Rajan, I also found this scene "strangely appealing." I am usually not a literalist when I develop images. Yet, in this one I tried to stay pretty close to what I saw.
Bob_B, David, and Francois: After your suggestions I tried a b/w and I did not like the way the sky looked. I am not a fan of a whitish/grey background. I think if a cloud was present it might work as a b/w. At least, this is my feeling.
Paulo, thanks for your kind words.
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