Simple images can be very effective. There are photographers who have built their careers with minimalistic images. You can also get some nice simple images. While on a trip to photograph Sedona, I encountered the usual problems; uncooperative weather, dead blah skies, overcast cloudy boredom. When this happens, just be patient and wait around. Sometimes nothing magical happens but sometimes the light just comes through to make something out of nothing.

          This image was truly of nothing. The sky was definitionless and uniform. The mountains appeared flat because of the light. Then, as the sun was setting a few sections of the mountain got kissed by a little light. I was the only one left to witness it; all the other photographers (and there were many to begin with), left giving up too early. I cannot tell you how many times this has happened to me. Stick it out, just wait. It does not always pay off but you are there anyways ...

It is certainly not a great image, but I like it. It is simple, minimalistic and there is no doubt where your eyes should go when looking at this image. To liven up the sky I just used the radial brush in Adobe Camera Raw to dodge and burn in some interest. Make sure that even with this kind of image that you place the bright spots strategically to craft the best possible composition.

Stay a bit longer and see what happens.