The colors in the sky reflecting off the lake can be so beautiful. The tree's silhouette is such a strong subject with a beautiful and colorful negaitve space background.
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I don't think the fallen tree adds to meeting the challenge. From the lighting, I think I'd have moved to the right (if possible) and made the two trunks line up more tightly. I shoot a lot of sunsets and trees myself -- keep shooting as many as you can, they are worth every megabyte!
i was going to give my first 10 so far when i saw the picture loading, but when it got to the bottom and the land was showing it took away from the overall feel of the picture. if the land were cropped i would have given you a 10 for sure.
I like this, but I think the lines of the tree would be stronger if you'd stepped to the left and had the diagonal tree more across the middle, and the other tree over to the right. Hope I'm making sense, it's early. :)