via the lens wrote:
This is a nicely composed image of interest with good composition. I do think, however, that you can "get more" out of this image. I agree with dsmeltzs when he said it seemed "washed out" to some degree. I am assuming you used the jpeg option to shoot this as you indicated the "SOOC" thing, which really nothing is ever that in reality with digital, it just means you let the camera make all the decision for you. It would be nice if we all included a tiny bit of background information for people who do want to comment. Did you try to take down the luminance in the sky a bit? This will sometimes help to darken the blue color. The colors also seem almost off to some degree, maybe the browns are a bit dark and could use an exposure uplift to accent them and lead the eye to the equipment and hay stacks, which are very interesting in their arrangement. If the grass was darker that also would help lead the eye to a lighter brown if that could be accomplished. The image seems to be only in one tone, a mid-tone range, and by. lightening and darkening as appropriate you can lead the viewer where you want them to go and create more tones in the image. I do think this image has the makings of a wonderful photograph with a little work.
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Thanks for your criticism - I must admit that although I use Lightroom, I don't yet have expertise in the finer aspects of it and am totally ignorant when it comes to Photo Shop - a situation I'm hoping to remedy during this winter's down time. This picture is a favorite from a couple summers ago and it really deserves some serious tweaking once I learn the skills.