My first impression was that the horizon wasn’t level because many of the visible tree trunks are naturally leaning to the left. This causes me to think there may be some position where you could have taken advantage of this anomaly. Think opposing diagonals. I see an opposing diagonal in the branch stuck in the fork of the dead tree. I don’t know, perhaps I would play around with it. Also, think framing. The free on the very far left is a fantastic curve. I wonder if there would be a matching, oppositely curved tree that could have been placed on the right . . . just some ideas!
Also, even though the sky is not very prominent, it’s still the brightest part of the picture thus drawing attention to itself. I want my attention drawn to the light path instead. If some way the sky could be either totally eliminated or “reduced in quantity” somehow, I think I would be more attracted to the path leading bravely into the dark woods.