I thought this was fantastic and I gave it a 9, but I was pretty sure the voters wouldn't appreciate the painterly aspects of it. Guess iw as right :-(
Beautiful image and I like the soft shades of golden brown autumn colors. The processing is great and I really love the effect you achieved. I hope you will add a description of your processing so I can study it after the voting is over.
I like the shot but I don't like the softness that you have added. For me it would stand better as it was with with vivid colours and leading path and I feel the processing has let it down a bit.