Meadow

The logs, rocks, trees make a nice natural frame. How did you get this print color from Ilford Classic? Toner?

Thank you Brendan!
The print was toned in Viradon: 1:40, 2 min if I recall correctly. The paper took on the tone quite well and I actually had to take care not to tone too much.

Personally, I find that as presented the center of interest is the open grassy space. I'd probably use either the logs alone, or crop them mostly out of the frame. There are a lot of interesting elements, but more editing in the choice of subject would have produced a stronger picture. Sometimes a place just swamps the compositional sense. It's a delicate balance between feeling a response to a subject and thinking how to portray it.

Grahamp, Thank you for your valuable and honest feedback, much appreciated! I understand and agree to what you are saying. I remember me spending a lot of time on the location trying to find a strong composition, but my artistic skill failed me again. Rather than capturing a small detail, I opted for this composition; my main aim was to capture the landscape rather than a small element of it. (I am not trying to argue on your feedback - just describe the history about the photo in a neutral tone). One again, thanks for your valuable feedback!

I see what grahamp above says -- that 'space' catches the eye and you think it needs 'something' in it, but over all a good photo.