Roll in the hay.

[Leon]

[bugmeister]

I like the way all the background bales appear to be about to roll down the cutting lines off into the distance. It makes a good backdrop to the bulk of the foreground bale. 

 

Well observed

[Leon]

Thanks

 

shame the bright blue didn't come out though, this is why I shy away from landscapes usually.

[Heather]

i like this Leon, looks like a nice warm autumnal day and the sun has caught the bales turning them a lovely golden colour 

[Paul]

Great composition Leon - it's a shame as you say you couldn't tease any colour from the sky.

 

I've known people "drop" skies into photos - nothing wrong with that mind, though some just won't. Have you considered trying it?

 

Paul.

[Leon]

nah, not got the PP skills.

 

shame I did not have my camera bag with me, I'd have my filters then.

[Paul]

Fair enough m8. Looks fine as it is mind.

 

Paul.

[NannyFerret]

I thought you said that you were no good at landscape.  You were fibbing. I love this.

[Martyn]

I've been away all weekend and I'm just going through all the posts I need to catch up on without commenting for the sake of speed. Just had to comment on this one Leon, that is a great shot! Personally, I would be tempted to try and tease a little more out of the sky in Lightroom.

[Jon]

good one - actually might be worth using this shot as a base to play with photoshop etc - you know its a good one to start, have a play :-)

[annie]

nice one leon,

[Korky]

Got to agree, it's the sky that lets it down - I'd be tempted to clone out the pylon too.

 

But in its favour, it's got a great composition and the light across the field is lovely. The larger version looks very good.

 

Korky

[ChrisLumix]

I'm not saying what I've done here is any good Leon, but it's an example of something you can do in Photoshop fairly quickly :

 

 

1. Find another image with a decent sky, and select a suitable amount of it
2. In your main image, paste in the sky as new layer and adjust size to fit, making sure it overlaps your sky line completely
3. On the sky layer, use the blending mode 'Darken'
4. Use the eraser on any bits it didn't work on (the top of the hay bale, in your picture)
5. Finally, adjust levels and colour balance, and flatten the image when you're happy 

I'm sure there's other ways too, but that's how I just did this.