Nice job everyone! I tried to challenge you and I hope you don't mind a lot of constructive criticism in my comments.
It was a tough choice but a winner must be chosen.
So the winner is eva with this nicely executed and composed image. Solid work. Congratulations!
Second is Hattifnatt
Third is noelcmn
See below for your individual comments. Nice work everyone! Eva, the next contest is up to you!
sealonsf - I like this image, it reminds me of an Alfred Hitchcock scene.
WileyB - I'd day it is a landscape even though that wasn't required. Your concept isn't bad but the light conditions were not in your favor.
Vaskebjorn - not a bad image but maybe a little flat. Someting like a lower perspective to make the tree break the horizon might have been worth a try.
RGlasel - looks like a spooky old place. I would have liked to see the peak of the house just below the branches instead of behind them.
SpecialK - Another structure full of character and an interesting tree behind. Tough light here for sure.
Stavri - I like the different approach and it definitely shows us the season in some nice light.
Hattifnatt - Nice atmosphere here. Well executed too. My one criticism is the foreground fence should be in our out. A little crop would get rid of it.
atupdate - impressive lights and a good capture.
ramseybuckeye - a nice scene and I like the tree but wish the top wasn't getting lost in that cloud. Still good, but a slightly lower angle would move the top above the cloud would make it better.
jchorst - Definitely demonstrate the theme if not the prettiest leaf.
dlneubec - I like the drops and twigs. Definitely suits the theme. The background is slightly distracting but the bokeh helps.
eva - Good shot and just the right exposure to not blow out the sky and still get a well exposed foreground.
Barbara Fu - A little underexposed, looks like it's one of those meter-fooling situations we need to compensate for. Not a hard fix. Interesting building and different looking than the churches here.
StephenHampshire - Nice misty morning shot.
noelcmn - interesting scene and I like all the twisted shapes the trees make. Shadows could use just a little boost IMO to give it a little more depth.
rjbrett - I like the pattern of those branches and I would have probably gone with a mono treatment too.