I agree with all that Armando says but I would add that - imho - the image could stand some slightly more muscular pp. I expect the image is very accurate to how the scene looked to the eye when you shot it but I have always felt it permissible to do a certain amount of "optimisation", especially when faced with the grey and grungy light we so often get in the UK in winter. I am talking only about tone, colour and contrast and I think your image could be improved noticeably by tweaks to all three.
Thanks David, you know that I am quite conservative in my pp.
As found in other conversations before, maybe I should be bolder.
As it happens, I did have a more muscular edit with greater shadow recovery and local contrast, but I ended up toning it down to the version posted because it felt a bit overcooked.
The day itself had better light than usual, although not early, at least it was sunny.
One of the major challenges was the dynamic range and white balance difference between shaded and sunlit areas. It is not easy to deal with it in a pleasing and convincing way.
When I am home I will post the previous stronger edit, I am curious to hear what you think of it.
