Quite noisy. A deliberate effect perhaps? If so, a bit overdone perhaps, but effective. Very dramatic colors and clouds, and a very apt title and narrative. May just have to fave it.
I remember reading about how J.R.R. Tolkien felt about some smoke stacks that went up by his childhood home. And him thinking they were deplorable. He based Mordor on those early thoughts.
Anyway, that's the first thing I thought of when I saw this photo.
I saw your post in the Request for Comments forum.
The lighting works. As do the smoke stacks. I get the whole industrial wasteland feel I think you're trying to convey. The blotchy pixelated appearance, though, kind of detracts from the viewer's experience. Not because it's "less pretty". Rather, the eye is distracted by the image's quality.
Hope this helps. I, truthfully, would've struggled in the VB with this one. Probably would've handed you a 4, and felt bad about it..wishing I could score it higher.
Rich