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whiterookComment: I think you're destined for a poor score, because you needed to crop out that date mark. I'd recommend turning it off for future challenges. I mean, generally I'd recommend turning it off completely in any case - for digital shots it simply isn't needed, all the information about time of shot is recorded with the file itself anyway, without spoiling the photo.
So, that aside, what do I think of the photo itself? Compositionally I think it could benefit from re-framing. The house in the background slopes off diagonally, and you really need a flat horizon. The photo is over-dominated by the brown trees (I think) in the front, and I don't think it's very well balanced by the house. If you're stuck in winter and wanted a garden shot, I'd have probably tried to find something evergreen, maybe with berries or similar, to keep a bit of colour.
Then, along the top, it feels a bit cramped. So much is in there! The part of a house, the bottom half of a tree, and a section from a second house. It's both too much and not enough at the same time. Neither component is framed fully.
Lastly either the light or your camera has not been favourable in terms of colours. There's a general washed-out appearance to the shot, it all comes across as being pretty muted.
I think if I wanted this shot, I'd have lifted the camera more, to take in less ground and a bit more of the house, and levelled everything off. Then either shoot at a different time of day for more features, or bump up the colour in post.
A leaving-room-for-improvement 4 from me.
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