hanks Nik and Barry,
Nik, I did try a brighter sky and I thought it took too much from the centre. Also remember, different monitors see B&W differently. My home screen, where I do my photo work is different from the one I use at work where they have a fast internet connection.

Barry, I hear what you are saying, unfortunately, there is a tree out of the frame to the right which I had to crop out. It looked OK when I took the pic, but not when I processed it.

Thank you both for commenting.