Strange contrast between the barren land and the bright blue sky. It's like, harsh but not harsh. If the emphasis was on the "nothing shall grow", I wonder if showing more of the barren land would have worked - as it is, it doens't say that much (to me). ~4
I personally would have voted this higher if the sky hadn´t been so saturated, when I want really strong colors I usually increase the contrast or fiddle with curves instead of the saturation bar but that´s just my taste :) I do not not think it´s a bad shot though but not good either so I voted a 5.
Nice shot and angle. Truly a sign of our times (i.e. sprawl and development). I would have liked the piece of equipment to be highlighted some and maybe some adjustments on the contrast, otherwise nice shot.