Hi, this is a really nice image and underrated in the challenge. I might suggest cropping off the bottom shadow but it is nice either way. I voted it a 9 in the challenge. cheers.
I would like to see this photo in color, I just dont believe that the b/w version does it justice. I also believe that the shadows and the dirt/branches in the foreground detract from the rest of the image.
I think I would have liked to see a little more at the top to see the entire tree and perhaps a little less at the bottem so as not to see so much of that shadow across the bottem. Maybe moving it up a bit would have made it a little more pleasing. I like the use of black and white here though. Good luck.
I'm mixed on this one. I like the leading lines a lot. I also like the mood. I'm not sure you quite captured the full tonal range, though, and the right-hand tree is distracting. Still an interesting entry!