Drifting Across the Basin

[churly]

Rain and light drift across the western Bighorn Basin.  The farther hills are about 30 km away.
Critique welcome.
Chuck

[Paulo Bizarro]

I like.

Me too, wonderful photo.

[francois]

I like to too, the scene is biblical!

[Bob_B]

+1; "biblical" is a perfect description

[stamper]

Very dramatic and the processing is spot on. A likeable image.

[sdwilsonsct]

Good one! You asked for critique, so I'll say that I find the first ridge line very strong compared to the rest. I might reduce the clarity or contrast there a bit.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

A wonderful shot, Chuck.
I wouldn't change a thing. I interpret the tonalities as suggesting that the rain is just beyond the first ridge line, which explains why it is darker than the other ones. It's more in shadow, too.

[NancyP]

Excellent composition, tonalities - and wonderful light and rain / rainclouds.

[thierrylegros396]

Good one! You asked for critique, so I'll say that I find the first ridge line very strong compared to the rest. I might reduce the clarity or contrast there a bit.

You can keep the clarity of the rainy part without the "to much" ridge line by using an "elliptical filter" in Lightroom.

Have a Nice Day.

Thierry

[Rainer SLP]

Great image

[churly]

Thanks to all for the comments. 
I am bothered a bit by the near ridge as well and have already tied to tone it down some and will have another go at it.  This shot is a nice example of the depth compression of longer focal lengths.  The near ridge is almost 10 km away and the farthest almost 40 (my original estimate was short).  There is a lot more detail available in the near ridge and as Eric pointed out it is pretty well lit compared to the background.
Chuck