I gave this a 7. It was one of my highest rated photos. This is a gorgeous picture, underappreciated by the unwashed masses, and I think you made the right decision to keep the cropping loose.
For me, this seems a bit of a stretch for the transparency category, at least compared with other entries. I do like the composition and lighting (good Halloween photo) but again, not quite sure it fits well in this challenge - to me.
The excess web probably hurts this picture more than it helpls. Although then you might be left with too simple a shot. Spider webs are hard to capture well in a picture which is overall interesting.