Peter's kill, NY

i personally don't "love" how the picture is kindda cut in half by the horizon, but then the bottom half has more then one element...

what do you think? ( how can i improve next time i'm facing such a scene?

éclaircir la bande verte et couper les herbes jaunes de 2/3 voila autrement les couleurs du ciel sont trés belles.

a bientot

 

I struggle with scenes like this and haven't found the magic formula. Lighting is tricky. A gradient neutral density filter helps bring out the ground. As far as composition, the scene is always so enticing to the eye but hard to record on film. I read that it's helpful to state exactly what is enticing about the scene and try to make it a focal point. Here, I would say the tree. Your foreground is great. Maybe get up a little higher so you have lower 1/3 yellow grass, middle 1/3 green, upper 1/3 tree and sky. Alternatively, drop down lower, leaving the green as a thin arrow pointing towards the tree.

Why not crop some grass at the bottom ? For me, a tad too much emphasis on the grass here, otherwise very appealing shot, good composition

 

This works very well for me. The only issue I might mention is the truncated tree on the right.

 

This photo has a feel of "depth" and is very soothing to look at.