Landscape Study ala Shaddy Safadi

I used this photo I found on web (is it yours? I'd be happy to credit you) to do a landscape study, butchering... I mean, trying out techniques outlined by Shaddy Safadi in his awesome blog. again, not exactly what I was aiming for, but, I'm sure I've learned something in the attempt. there were more versions, but, I'll spare you the gruesome details.

aside from trying out new brush/mark-making techniques, the main issue was that I couldn't decide on a focal point.