Not impacting me much, and I don't know why. This has a look of a Japanese painting that ought to sit well with me. If I can nail down something more specific, I will update this comment.
I shall be rating this challenge by the following criteria:
1 - Not HDR in my opinion
3 - HDR is way over-done, in my opinion
5 - A reasonable use of HDR, but not a very engaging photo, in my opinion
7 - A reasonable use of HDR, and an engaging photo, in my opinion
10 - A fantastic use of HDR, and an out of this world photo, in my opinion
Your photo receives:
5 - This was almost a 1, but the tree does show signs of having more range than usual. The completely over-exposed background, however, does the photo no justice.
i love the photo, but it seems more what i think of being 'high key' and, in my mind, not the same thing as hdr. rather than give a low score, i think i will abstain. just want you to know that i think it's really cool