I like the dramatic backlighting and the orangish, warm tones. I think this shot would work better if it was super sharp (I know that is a bit of a DPC cliche, but I think it would work here). It would bring out the fibers of the rope and empasize the tension. The soft focus doesn't seem to suit the image. 6 from me.
This reminds me of eyewaves' shot tension wich won blue in another challenge. I think a little more focus would help this a lot and provide the detail that most everyone is looking for. It is a good attempt at something different for this kind of challenge.
Reminds the "Tension" image of eyewave. Whenever we get inspire from images & try to remake that the comparison naturally comes. what I see here is lack of focus on the main object & the lighting can be much better.