This is a great spot and capture, but in an effort to balance the exposure and open the shadows, I believe you have actually flattened the tonality on both the color and B&W, and softened them too much. They need a little crunch. Terry has the right idea.
I played with both and to my eye they both need about the same correction to make them pop. More clarity and contrast, lowered highlight, shadows, and blacks, and slightly added highlights. The color version needs lower saturation and added vibrance
David