My take on this autumns color ...

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

Here it is:

[Harald L]

Um, doesn't work for me at all. Just busy and confusing. The only thing which draw my attention (in a distracting way) was the vertical twig in the upper left quadrant.

Sorry for not ignoring.

Harald

[RSL]

Afraid I agree, Chris. There's just no there there.

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

Maybe I fell in a trap with this image.
I looked at it a couple of times in bigger magnification, like double or quadruple the size presented here.
I will think about another crop - I probably denied you the detail in the leaves and the wood with this smallish size.
When I get home today I'll give it another try.

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

Okay - I added a second image - its a crop and different edit of the first.
I'm bumping this in case someone dares to watch this thread.
Hope its an improvement ...
But stay honest with your critique !

[stamper]

My initial reaction was to agree with Harald but the more you look at them then the more you see. In #2 the big branch is a good diagonal that could possibly be a little more prominent. It isn't going to be a "winner" but it is interesting. Possibly more contrast?

[Berliner]

The original image has a nice diagonal transition of tones and I like the colors.

There is a sense of composition, but it is weakened by the branches on the far left.