I've come back tooth's photo a few times now, Jeremy, and my eye keeps getting drawn to that expanse of bright sky along the top. Being the brightest part of the image, my eye calibrates to it and the rest of the image loses its impact. Removing it or darkening it may allow the rest of the image to proclaim itself as it should.
The composition does look a bit cramped, especially on the right side. A little bit more breathing space and improved balance would help.
So if I understand correctly you shot that image in Portrait format ? Did you shoot the same in Landscape format ?
Would be interesting to see it in the original version without any cropping.
Terry, I've darkened the upper part of the sky a little, while trying not to make the cloud sitting in it too dominant. Is that what you had in mind?
Slobodan, content-aware fill, with a little extra editing, is a wonderful thing. Better?
I agree with both your points.
Rainer, yes, I shot in portrait and didn't take one in landscape. As I recall, there wasn't much of interest to the right. Here is the uncropped (and largely unedited) version, which I think has too much water.
Jeremy