I think having something in the forground would give the viewer a fixed point to hold on to. Your picture really lives off the lake and the triagular island in it.
Lake Hodges from Via Rancho Pkwy maybe? I heard it burned all the way down Del Dios Hwy on both sides. It's really sad. Unfortunately with this picture there is too much green before the burned areas, so it's hard to tell it's a wildfire area. Maybe moving in closer to the burned areas would be better, but it would bypass some of the beauty of this scene. It's good to see the blue sky with whispy clouds again.