Magical Morning

Please open for best view. Comments and critiques are welcome, thanks,

Roberto.

I like photos like this of single trees with varying backgrounds.  You apparently had some ground fog and a rising sun -- the hint of red on the right is trying to say something.

The sky has a great range of density of blue.  I'm wondering if this is due to the fog or whether you used a polarizing filter.

I believe the photo is level, but what is a photographer to do when the pattern of light and fog produces a background line that appears to be slanted?  Sometimes I choose to make the background look even, as long as it doesn't make the main subject look awkward.  I think if you "straightened" the background, this tree might end up leaning too far to the left.

To my eye, the photo looks oversharpened.  I see that in the upper branches on the right, many of which have halos surrounding them.  I'd suggest that bare trees and fog go very nicely with a softer approach when sharpening.