This is a great photo, I give it a ten. Although the photgrapher is at the top looking down on the subject, so really the photographer is at the top. Great pict.
Great idea, nicely executed in the foreground. A tighter crop to eliminate the dead blank sky would make it a much stronger picture. Try placing it on your screen to lose the top third and you'll see the difference.
returning to comment: I really like this shot - you did very well in finding the perfect location to pull this off.. your composition is dead on too - I really get a sense of what he is seeing - your choice of b&w is an excellent one. I would love to visit this place so I hope you share where it is (and that it is in my neck of the world too :)bumping up and adding to my favs.
WOW. Best image I've encountered in this challenge so far. It really conveys the meaning of success to me, as well as being a technically stunning photograph.