love it. the contrast of the colors looks gr8 the composition is very good too. it could be a bit sharper imo stil top marks from me. well done

Liked the DOF. Composition is really nice. I liked the sky.

great work, sky is realy good as the compo, welldone!

I really like this compositions! I just wish the colours were a bit more saturated, but that is just my personal taste. I would have used a polarized to make the colours pop up a bit more.
I'll just post two links of one of my favourite guys here in Gfx of this kind of compositions, just to give some ideas... never found a field with the proper conditions to make one of these shots! Here in Portugal they wrap it up in a white plastic ...
http://www.robertmekis.com/?kateg=photos&subkateg=landscape&obsah=photo057a1
http://www.robertmekis.com/?kateg=photos&subkateg=landscape&obsah=photo058b1
Good work!

Vasco!! Comon!! You cant compare these to GODS work!
I have to agree whit vasco. Need colors to popup....it would look better.

Heres some little bit more contrast.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the input
@ Vasco : Those images you put on look sweet ! Certainly opened
my eyes.
@ Sven : You was definitely right about the contrast, the improvement is on now.

Thanks again

Vasco and Sven compose a complete critique, agree with both

agree with above...

Nice subject. I would try a different composition. Horizontal, and not that close to half and half. Would also look nicer closer to sunset.

how do you, present a image on a message like sven has ?

Agree about the critiques stil a nice image and good composition.
Carlos

@Sublime69: Presenting an image in the comment field is as simple as the below syntax:

[IMG]ENTER HERE THE IMAGE FILENAME WITH FULL PATH/IMG]

Thanks Vasco for sharing some wonderful work by Robertmekis.
Just to make sure that we all speak the same language. Robert Mekis is a master of landscapes and more. What makes them so wonderful apart from creative and thoughtful compositions is the use of those Cokin filters. He has definitely been a great inspiration source for these types of compositions. Do also compare the clouds he was having in both of his compositions with this one here. You are not even close to have a chance to make a "Mekis" comp with the existing clouds imo.

Wait for the right moment (time of day) and pray for those juicy clouds!!!
If you have a camera that can work with filters experiment with different filters like polarizer and also neutral-gray (I use 3 in combination sometimes).

nice

Thanks moser, for your help.
Gonna be investing in some filters very soon, so will have some fun then.

Cheers

not enough color and contrast for me here to make the image something memorable. the hay bails look good, but the sky's quite empty in comparison, as already mentioned. composition's okay too