Nice image. I would suggest locating the tree in the thirds using ROTs. If it were located to the right with the sun still showing, I think this would have been even better. Love the tilt in the horizon though and the colors are breath taking ;)
Hadn't heard of him - gosh, he does nice work - thanks for the introduction! Your tribute photograph seems to be a bit more vibrant than the general tone of Mr Neill's work, but it's a very nice capture.
IMO to drastic to be a Neill, but u did get the sky right, its just as far as the forground is concerened, i wouldn't have blackened it all the way. he likes to also have some tones there to let the eye wander around. that my 1 gripe GL