I really wish you had straightened the horizon here and not reduced the image size so much, because this is a worthy shot that will probably get voted down for those two factors. The grain suits this subject well.
Nice shot. Next time, use the max 640px resolution and 150kb size you're allowed - it will give the shot that much more impact, and people get very used to looking at shots of a particular size. When yours is much smaller, it'll lose out.
Would that this shot been bigger I thinbk it would have done brilliantly. Not too sure about the border either. Very nice composition but I think size will let you down
I think that this is a fantastic image, but it's just so small - I have set the page to full size, but your sizing makes this a tiny image compared to others - then your border is so big - I would have loved to have seen the image fill this border and then have the same border put on to it so that it was really POW! You're competing with 400 other images to grab the viewer's attention - you've gotta make them want to stay and look a while longer. I love the lines leading out to the left - lovely mood and contrasts.