I like the feel of this photo. the colors and the sense of film grain in it is nice. I like the contrasty effect, but the tree seems to have a touch of softness in it or perhaps its motion from wind? Either way I like the feel of this photo.
My first impression was that this is overexposed. But on closer inspection, I see it's the post work. Still not quite sure what to make of it. Feels a little too hard and rough, particularly the clouds. 5 for now, but I'll come back for another look once I'm done voting on all. ok, bumping
Great composition and the title is very apt! The tree is a bit blurry on the right side and looks a bit over sharppened (or you used too much dodge on it). There are also major JPEG artifacts in the sky. The clouds are primo and the stark beauty of the scene sublime! :)