I would definitely do a CC rotation. what is the orange spot by the left leg? I think for the idea behind this image to work, you need to have a lower point of view,
Gail
Love this lion's eye view here Harshad, agree on the CCR to take this up a notch, do you have any more room above?, if not, I fear if cropped to level may take away the sky?
The orange spot on the hind leg might be lens flare from the 18-55.
The shafts of light through the crater are depicted nicely, it's truly an inspiring location.
TFS
I like the idea of this but for almost the first time find the rotation a little disturbing. As I know you do not like to clone etc, I have had a go myself. The orange spot certainly looks like lens flare to me
Super perspective, I really like it!
The orange spot is definitely lens flare. I do think the tilt could be adjusted - and I think the ideal colour is somewhere between your OP and Ken's version?