It is a lovely view! I like how the textures of the wall come out. For the sky, I think I would prefer to see a graduated tint rather than the solid colour or apply a fog effect. That being said, it's still a good solid work.
I really like your experimenting with this, as it all looks very real, but I too don't care much about the sky being so very sharp, I'd rather see it in a lighter varigated colour.More realistic. But the old structure is awesome. Verena
The walls are outstanding, so is the angle. The clouds looming up over the ruin seem symbolic, somehow. My first thought was that the sky is too blue, the bush too yellow... BUT... after taking some minutes with this, I have decided that the foreground bush colors work with the brick corners and the blue blue sky makes it all stand out. My vote? WONDERFUL!
Ed - The vivid clarity and textures are exceptional. From you work on the sky, there is a ghosting along its edges. Was the color of the stone wall affected by the saturation of the sky?
Thad