Solitary trees make great subjects, they are so expressive, their branches twisting silhouettes. This tree has a lot of character and you have framed it nicely against the sky to make those silhouettes really stand out. The landscape beyond is beautiful too but the tree in front of the biggest mountain seems to spoil the atmosphere. I feel that you have two subjects here and that they don’t fit together quite right. Perhaps there’s too much detail in the landscape for the tree to stand alone and that another angle or a misty day would benefit.
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