Fall Road (would like critique leaning towards color adjustments)

[ozbot87]

Would like a look over of this picture I shot. The original picture had a brighter sky and less orange in the trees. I edited the picture so that the yellow pops out of the trees a little more and the background sky is not as bright.

I would have liked to have waited until there was a higher presence of yellow leaves on the trees, but the rain and wind ruined that chance for me. So this is the best I could do!

 

[limr]

I think it works nicely. It still looks natural (I personally don't like the very saturated look, so for me, 'natural' is good!) and there's a nice balance in the colors and composition.

 

[JTPhotography]

Color looks great, I think I would prefer it a little lighter, even if it means having some "hot" sky highlights. Love the shot though.