Learning as I go

Today while working I noticed this field of flowers that only blooms this time of June every year. Had to stop and take a couple pictures.

After looking back at them, I wished that I did brighten them up a touch more.

Advise/Comments?

Been into photography now for a while, but have only had my cameras for about 8 months now.

I like it- great colors!
If it was mine, I might crop out some of the green at the bottom.
(from another novice)

A very pretty scene! My advice is to avoid placing the horizon in the center of the image. You can, of course, do that after the fact by cropping the photo in post. Try using the rule of thirds...it's just a guideline and shouldn't be thought of as a "rule", but it is a very helpful/easy tool to assist in capturing better compositions.

Also, the highlights in the clouds are blown out. Since you've only been at it for 8 months, I'm not going to assume you know the techniques yet, so here are some tips for geting a good exposure in an image like this; here are a couple:

1. The sky is very blue in the upper left corner and much lighter toward the right...this is typical when shooting with a circular polarizer (CPL) on a wide angle lens. You might want to experiment with adjusting the rotation of it, which will reposition the gradient to be centered over the image (rotating the filter clockwise). Simple adjustments to the CPL can sometimes solve the overexposed clouds.
2. Take two exposures: one that optimizes the exposure of the landscape and one that optimizes the exposure of the sky and blend them in Photoshop (or whatever software you use to edit photos).
3. Use a hard-edge 2 or 3-stop gradient neutral filter and align the dark edge with the horizon.

+1 for cropping. Cut off bottom just below the purple flowers will change the feel completely - from snapshot to photo. It really is a pretty picture.

Your thread title says "learning as I go." Best way to do that is to keep shooting and keep posting for advice/comments/critiq​ues. I think it is the best part of being a member of POTN.

By the way, welcome to the forum.