That golden light is wonderful, Bob, but I have to agree with the others that the branches/leaves are distracting. Maybe you could crop some off the left side so that they're at least a smaller part of the image? I think I'd also take some off the bottom in order to avoid making it a square image.
--Mary Anne
Yes, I have to agree with CameraShy09: that branch doesn't help the pic. But I know there was probably not much you could do about it. On the plus side: nice sense of movement and energy, yet also balance / tranquility and so on. The light was stunning. Well done.
Beautiful, golden light and a very dynamic composition. I wish the tree was not getting in the way, but I understand that sometimes those tree branches just up and jump in front of the camera at the most inopportune times. :-) Very nice shot.