What a beautiful photo! I love photos with that foggy look! Yes, and mega congratulations on doing so incredibly well on your first challenge. It really is pretty rare!
Way to go making such a grand entrance into the dpc community :)
I like the seperation of tones in this picture which brings on the diagonals in the phot. It is a great example of a capture taken into the sun. Highy rated.
Came back to bump you up to an 8. Though I would have rather seen the camera either tilted more or aligned better (angle seems unintentional & dutching more would have served the spirit of the challenge better) it is a beautifully captured moment.
diagonal lights...yes, but is the "diagonal axis as the major compositional thrust of your image". since the trees are vertical, I would have to say no -imo. still...6
Great job! I love the diagonal shadows drawing my eye to the light. The softness of the trees really is wonderful. I wished the one limb that isn't soft was, it seems to break the "feal" up for me. Anyway, very beautiful work.