Thanks for all the great comments. I guess I should have cropped a bit closer. Actually cropping and composition were at the far back of my mind the only reason I cropped at all was because I had a dust spot in the corner of the picture
Very beautiful picture, however I don't like the fences and the houses very much. The background is a beautiful blue and looks absolutely wonderful with the white tree.
I like the tree. I might have cropped the shot down to leave out all the extras so we can just focus on the tree. The frost has a good contrast against that blue sky.
first thought is the fences are very distracting. a tighter crop would take those away. another perspective might have been to focus on just one bunch of branches against the blue sky. sometimes a minimalistic approach makes for a stronger picture.
The tree looks beautiful but the fence in the bottom and to the right of the frame distracts a bit, imo. I feel that they could be cropped out of the photo to strenghten your composition.
A little cropping would have done this some good (maybe removing the fence at the bottom) but the tree and the open sky look fantastic. Also, a deeper blue sky might have made the tree pop out a little more. Adjusting the color curves would probably give you that. I like the shot though, is it IR or just that snowy?