The light in the shadows is great here! In the sun, it may be a bit bright. You might try experimenting with dropping the levels to make the whole image darker, which might add more mystery as well as keep areas from being burned.
+ Good match for the challenge.
- Line leading from lower right corner seems to pull me away from the village.
- This is a tough one, but overexposed areas on the left are a little distracting.
Very well done - great idea for this challenge. If the sun had either been completely in or completely out of the picture, it would be a 10. As it is, I'm giving it a 7.