Wendy hit it on the nose! It's not only the perspective, which is timeless and rich in grandeur -- it's also the softness of the color that makes this image work for me -- a wonderful change of pace from the usual richly saturated images we have come to cherish. This image gives me cause to rethink the degree of saturation I've been putting in my own landscapes -- there is a delicacy and gentility that you have brought to this place, and it just feels good to sit back and drink it all in.