Bypassed
by glad2badad

Comment:
Softer focus on the tree here gives it a haunting quality, I really get a feel for being out in the middle of nowhere with this shot. 7 from me

Division
by mpeters

Comment:
I like what you were going for here, if it were possible I would have taken the shot from a somewhat higher perspective so that at least some of the main trunk of the tree showed

ravens roost...
by asimchoudhri

Comment:
My favorite so far, likely going to be in my top 5. I like the contrast of the rocks that the tree is on with the forest below. Beautiful exposure, really exudes a feeling of a sentinel looking over the valley below.

Bark
by Motek

Comment:
That old tree has a lot of character and you did a great job capturing it

Fancy Dancer
by macrothing

Comment:
Heavily processed, people are either going to like this or really knock it down. I'm in the first camp, 7 from me

The Winding Road
by onesaint

Comment:
I see the "single tree" that you were using to meet the challenge, but to my eye it is lost in the other background trees and doesn't command enough attention to make the image fit the challenge well. However the image overall for me is technically a nice one, I like the sky, the overall mood of the image and the use of monotone.

Mountain's Guardian
by goinskiing

Comment:
If it was possible I would have zoomed out a bit more and placed the tree off center in this composition, looks a bit static as it is

The Fool on the Hill
by MAK

Comment:
I like the use of a square crop in this case, serene looking scene

Boys and Trees
by manic35

Comment:
Wow what a cool tree! You did a great job of maintaining detail in the darker parts of the tree and still not significantly blowing out the bright areas in the background.

Excruciating
by gys

Comment:
I like the lighting here, really brings out the texture of the bark. The sky has an attractive quality to it as well.