This is a gorgeous photograph and an excellent interpretation of the challenge. I'm pleased to see it score so well, too! Congrats on the new personal best!
lol, I just sent an email. Not only was it a 6+ photo but it's also your new personal best! Look at you! That is awesome. I love the beautiful golds and browns in this. I see that you are able to combine your painting skills with photography now. Keep it up and who knows down what path this will lead you :)
This looks like a painting, its a very nice set up and it looks like it belongs in a magazine somewhere. Golden colors look beautiful and the conrast between nature and metal is really nice.
I love the total subject matter and the post processing; however, the pot appears to be the strongest subject in the photo to me and it doesn't match the background color very well. I also find the extra space on the right side of the image makes the composition look a bit unbalanced. I realize some of it is due to the foliage hanging over the side of the chair but a bit more space on the left would have provided better balance.