Composition: I find more to look at each time I look at it. It is crooked but straight, cold but warm, and happy but sad. Wonderful leading lines too!
Lighting/Exposure: Wonderfully soft looking snow, the soft shadows on the porch, the light on the distant mountains. All spectacular. Nice use of f4 here.
Pose: You look cold! :)
Suggestions for Improvements: Ummmmmmm... none, actually.
Another wonderful SP from you, Kari! Simply lovely.
I would give this a 10 in any challenge, just wonderful. There are so many feelings in this picture. Loneliness, hope, homecoming, visitation, hesitation, coldness, the warmth of home. Fantastic work!
I actually like the vignetting in the top corners. I might have preferred to see more of the mountains, or may be all of the stairs (wide angles fascinate me these days:-) But its a good image already.