Working on the idea of the weight of areas of light and shade within an image, and the idea of non-conventional composition: the gut instinct is to crop that island to one side of frame, but this more centred composition has a greater sense of calm to it I feel.
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A serene scene but a little overcast to appeal strongly to me. I also find the composition a little too centred and would be interested to see alternative shots of the same subject with different balances between water and sky, as well as different positions of the island within the frame.
I would've changed the toning to a definite sepia on this one. You're most of the way there now. I'd change the frame a little to by cropping some on the right side and a little of the bottom.
The picture seems a little hazy, playing with the levels gets rid of what looks like a yellowish tint making it darker. Also, a little sharper brings out more detail in the branches.
I like the picture, but I have two comments:
1) the island is the interesting thing in the picture - maybe put it somewhere more off center according to the rules of 3.
2) Since the sky is so burned out - maybe you should think to convert it to b&w or add some sepia tones.
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