There is quite a lot going on in your photo, and you have included everything in it in your painting, which makes it very busy, preventing it from having a sense of calm. As artists, we have the advantage of being able to change reality! I would simplify the foliage, the building on the right, and the foreground shadows. Maybe consider cropping the picture. Perhaps from the left side as far as the tree. This would eliminate a very busy area, and make it a roughly square format which is static and calmer. Hope this helps, only my opinion of course.

This is a very nice piece of work, your drawing and painting skills are impressive for someone who has not painted for some time. I do agree with Edo about the composition, being able to change things in a picture is were we score over photographers! I can understand your difficulty in not wanting to change landscapes that you are familiar with. Most of my subjects I find within a couple of kilometres of my home, and I used to resist changing things, but with practice and time I now move and change objects. Maybe what helps is how I work, which is to find a subject, sketch it, maybe take photos, then I may do nothing with it for months, then using my sketches, I make more sketches until I am happy with things. Sorry this is so long, keep on painting and posting more of your work.