Treescape

While on the hiking path, I noticed this scene with a (almost) lone tree on the ridge of the mountain.
First thought in my mind was a B&W image of the same.
The image was exposed for the sky to contains just the details (i.e. without getting blown) while the FG was looking dark.
I do have sufficient details in shadows but while PP, I deliberately pulled it down further.
There were few interfering branches from nearby + some bushes on the far grassland which I did'nt want to be seen.
I also over-exposed the sky to give a high-key effect.
My thoughts on doing so was that, the scene as such did not have any dramatic sky or interesting FG elements etc. And that retaining colour and texture in sky (that of overcast clouds) or the FG (that of grassland + bushes + few distracting branches) would make the image more complex and detract the viewer from a simpler graphic representation - which was my original intention.
The original was a 2:3 ratio, but I added some canvas on top to give it a square-ish format.

Am really unsure if this image works (for lack of more interesting elements). Would love to know your thoughts on the image.

P.S. Also posted below is the 2:3 for,at of the image.