Guardian of the Fields
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
Nice tree, composition and setting. But the colors and lighting seem off to me, posibly just over exposed. Might need a bit more contrast and saturation.

New Day!
by davidus428

Comment:
I am sure this will seem narrow minded, but I have a thing about horizons that aren't, well, horizontal. Staighten the photo and I could give it a point or 2 more. Otherwise a beautiful setting. Nice colors. Well focused. Nice concept well executed.

First Sprinkle
by SherwinJames

Comment:
Dramatic image. I like the contrast between the leaves and the background. The light rays are a nice touch. In short a very nice photo but I don't really see a tree here. Just a twig.

Dance of the Burmis Tree
by aberration

Comment:
Well done in an Ansel Adams-like way. I like the B&W. I like the simplicity of the image.

Bent But Not Broken
by jrjr

Comment:
Beautiful tones on the wood of the tree. Dramatic setting. Among the best I've seen so far.

Oasis
by MichaelC

Comment:
I like that your tree is presented in an interesting context. Well done and unusual for the challenge. It may be a little too soft and i might have brought it just a little closer ... but very well done.

Hard to Find a Single Tree...
by tfarrell23

Comment:
On my calibrated monitor, this is too dark. Otherwise a worthy photo.

The Recruiting Process
by tate

Comment:
I like the photo. Sky is nicely colored and does a nice job setting off the shilouette of the tree. However, the presence of the child in the photo hurts, not because of the child per se, but by leaving room for him, the photo is unbalanced and seems to be falling over. If you had cropped it closer in the left, I don't think it would feel that way.

Bonsai !!!
by ShutterPug

Comment:
This may be a legitimate photo or a real bonsai, a real moon, and a real pool ... but it appears to be a bonsai in front of another photo or possibly in front of your monitor dispalying the background. There's somethign about it, it just doesn't feel real somehow.

-^-
by ralph

Comment:
Even with the bowl shaped horizon, I really like this. Assuming you took it with a super wide lens, I wonder if you could have adjusted the distortion in PS. If so, I would have given it an extra poont or 2.