Seeking criticism: What issues to address in Ferrari retouch/composite ad?

[Ryz0n]

Hi guys, I'm looking for any tips on what you guys think this composition needs. I'm kind of at a roadblock where I don't really know what to do. Well, I kind of know what I want. I know that I'm not satisfied with it yet, but I just don't know how to solve my issues.

Some key areas to consider:

1.The shadow of the car on the road.
2.The lighting of the horses.
3. The motion blur effects on the horses (There is little to none on them or the dust kicking up as of now)
4. Creating a more convincing feeling of motion overall (The car, the wheels, the motion blur of the background, etc.)
5. Sky adjustments?

What do you guys think?

 

[George Peirson]

Hi RyzOn, my first question would be "what is your intended use for the image?". The reason I ask is that the top half of the image is basically plain. If this is an ad piece then I would assume text will be going up there, so I would like to see how the text interacts with the image. If this is an art piece then I would do something to the sky/clouds to make the top half of the image more interesting. You already mentioned the important points to consider with the car and horses.