Sunrise Oryx

When i first looked at this photo my immediate thought was that I didn't like the sky and the transition from sky to land. Then I read your own comment.
I'm afraid it will take someone with far more PP skills than me to fix that. It's a shame though because the sky is so bright it overwhelms the subtle early morning colours in the rest of the image.
My suggestion: go back and try again.

I truly like the effect of this backlighted oryx in that field of yellow. Yes the sky is a nit that holds it back from being a "home run" type capture. I have no real suggestions other than I know you can remedy this next time!

Maybe you could apply some blurring along the transition using a mask.

Ken, I struggle with the same issues in some of my landscape images. I'm in the process of trying to learn how to blend exposures to handle these dynamic range issues. I might suggest Guy Tal's e books on creative image processing. He has been a great inspiration to my work(?) and clearly lays out ways to deal with these issues. Anyway I appreciate your comment on my recent image and for me it's all about refining the process. I love the Oryx and the golden field of color. Solving the bright sky will take some experimenting. Best of luck.

Really like the light here Ken ……. setting is also nice

Thanks everybody for your comments and suggestions