I love this shot. I expect it to come in under 5. This is from a series of shots that I composed and took specifically with the black and white conversion in mind.
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The only thing I might say is that perhaps the top left is a bit too bright, maybe just a little lower on the brightness up there. But maybe that is what you were going for to emphasize the divine or maybe your were going for diving rods. The rest of the photo for me at least is stunning. Wonderful contrasts and tones and terrific subjects. A shame that it scored so poorly.
Kind of neat looking, a nice contrasty b/w with some punch. However, my eye goes up the branch, looking toward the part of it that is not in the frame. I think it is because more brightness is in the top of the image.