Very nice seeing here Ashok - love those stretching arms in the sky. I think the sun wasn't at your side though. Wish you could have avoided contrasting region on upper right corner. Thanks for sharing..

You got it right, liked the way you have seen this, execution wise could have controlled the harshness with a polariser, the blues look a little over the top.

I am dying to see this in monotones as well . Agree with VMR on the use of polarizer on this one. Just read an article by Nick Brandt, where he uses all kinds of filters on the lens depending on the requirement in the image. It slows him down to the extent that he often gets worried about how much he has missed in the field, but the one's he has got mesmerizes the world. Beautifully executed image here.

The problem I faced while taking this image is, it was 10am & lens 10-22 with cpl couldn't avoid the sun with these factors but the situation was so intense inspiration I simply shot it. Anyway thanks for your thoughts.