This is simply stunning Zig! The subtlety, restraint and detail tucked away here is phenomonal.
And I'm not just being nice because you wrote nice things about me yesterday
I remember when I took a large panorama (50mpixel) of a spectacular scene last year (Branco's Lookout at El Questro)... It had sooooo much detail tucked away that I lost when displaying it at a small size... I can only imagine how this shot of yours must look blown up. The sheep, the house, the rock detail and light on top of the hill.
Fantastic.
This photo NEEDS to be printed big.... 24x16" as a minimum. And being 40mpixel it should go bigger no problem.
I like the way you seem to have opened up the shadows a bit, yet you haven't made the image look washed out in the slightest or upset the contrast. The slightly light tones of the grass on the mountain just look beautiful.
As G says, the sky isn't doing much... but then it doesn't need to. It doesn't make up much of the photo, and all the action is happening on the ground anyway. With the limited dynamic range of DSLR's and the fact you also needed to expose for some deep shadows in the mountain, it would've been extremely difficult to retain much detail in the sky without losing it in the shadows - especially with a multi-shot panorama series like this.
I also quite like the house being centered rather than sitting on a 1/3 line. The rule of thirds is only a suggestion, not a rule.
There is plenty going on in the shot, and having the house where it is helps emphasize the solidity, mass, and stability of everything in the shot I think. It provides the centre for this little "universe". And the way the lines of trees, fences, and ridges all seem to point towards the house is amazing.
I think this is my favourite shot from you. The more I look at it the more I see in it.
Thanks for posting
(And by the looks of it you had a nice trip - certainly I would've enjoyed being in amongst all that).