GIMP Tutorial - How to make an ordinary picture dramatic

Here is a easy technique to make an ordinary looking picture look more dramatic. Many thanks to Arun Vyas without whose creative eye, we wouldn't be witnessing this beautiful scene. Here is the tutorial. Enjoy!

This is what the original picture looks like. Original picture credit Arun Vyas of Nametheframe blog

..and this is what it looks like when we post process it using GIMP.