Photography

Congrats on the camera! It's a nice scene. Good "golden hour" colors.

As for critique: I agree with the other poster that some of the background (house, utility pole) detract a bit from the scene. Utility poles are my nemesis... They're always in the middle of a shot that I want putting a harsh line through the photo where I don't want it.

I would appreciate any tips on how to improve a picture like this in my editor.

Depends on what you mean by "improve". As the artist it's up to you how you want it to look. I'm personally not one to heavily stylize photos - usually just adjust blacks, highlights and contrast - maybe saturation and white balance as needed. You might want to start with those knobs doing some light editing to see what you like. Keep in mind a light-touch is often better than a heavy hand. This image feels a bit saturated - but then I like that - others may suggest toning it down a bit.

Are you shooting raw files (pef, dng, etc.)? If not then you might want to consider it. You have more flexibility with editing raw than you do jpg. But they do require you to process them which takes time.