I agree with Claude that the bottom left should be cropped a little as my eye tends to be drawn back to that area.

The picture itself though is wonderful in that the minimalist effect is just working very well.

Good job Alex!

i rather like the raw earthy texture of the "bare" area, it seems that the texture and the sky both have a gradient effect with the tree landing somewhere in between, perhaps stepping back from the shot to include a bit more of that would give a continuation of that theme and work with the angular nature of the grass lines as well, I can see why you would hesitate to crop it completely out, but it might make for a more accessible shot.

stunning in its simplicity, the tones really give the feeling of the coldness

Beautiful image - very stark!

I like this one - stark and moody and very compelling. Well done!

Best,
Jon

Incredible.

WOW! icredible...

No star trails, Amazing. iso 1600 wow, very crisp.

Wow amazing how many stars you can see without light polution of big cities

O.O

as mentioned before.. UNREAL..

Maybe worth mentioning that the foreground is usually a grassy paddock. Cambridge flooded in October 2001, when I captured this rare view of the often-photographed St. John's Backs.

the note you added really adds a dimension to the photo. i like the starkness and clean black & white. nice shot.

Glad this was selected for a feature, everytime it came up in the ratings I thought "this epitomizes the theme". Well done and congrats.

Well, thank you so much for your comment. I didn't know it had been featured!

A wonderful combination of textures and patterns, as well as some mesmerising warping. Well captured.