The orange belt

[ionian]

Not much in the way of leading lines, and taken in the green belt around London, hence the title. I might have pushed the foreground a bit hard, not sure.

[Geoff F]

Maybe crop tighter at the bottom and lose the field?

I rather like the idea of including that ploughed ground but it is adding quite a bit of rather dark material which tends to distract from the sky.

Possibly reduce that ploughed area by half?

[ionian]

Thanks Geoff - I've taken out some of the field and tried to lighten it slightly. Does this work better?

[Wavelength]

I wonder why I feel a great mismatch between the sky and greenery; did you change the sky color much? (actually, I do that )

[ionian]

I wonder why I feel a great mismatch between the sky and greenery; did you change the sky color much? (actually, I do that )

Actually, quite the opposite. The sky is pretty much straight out of camera; I have pushed, retoned and resaturated the foreground a hell of a lot though. Perhaps it needs some toning, as I can see what you mean - it's a blue sky landscape under an orange sky sunset.

[Geoff F]

It is a very tricky scene, Simon; but yes, I prefer your edit.