Very soothing shot Samyak...Love the bands of light in the sky..i am not sure abt the placement rt in center..Rule of 1/3rds IMO should work.. did you check

Like smooth clean frame here. Off center composition would have added further ? Just my thoughts..

Hi Samyak,
First of all my congrats to you for making it to semi finals of BBC veolia with this image. The image is set in a "mood" which is quite evocative. It's a great example of seeing and positioning for the image. If I were to suggest ...you could've avoided about 1 inch of space towards the left of the frame cropping out the bare branch which seems to take my eyes away from the thematic center.
Thanks for sharing

Thank You, All, for the suggestions and your thoughts.
I would have loved to follow rule of thirds here but thought of including the branch which mimics the stork posture. May be next time, some better placement of subject would do justice to this kind of scene.
thanks again.