I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: What a wonderfully constructed image - the grain, the contrast, the glowy slight blue, the overall composition, the sense of perspective, the powerful negative space, the inclusion of just enough cloud detail to add interest but not make it about the sky - and then the ladder.
Critical stuff: Nothing.
Overall: A rare thing - a perfectly optimised image.