The downward tilt to the left is a bit too distracting. I'd suggest aligning the tree to vertical perpendicular, but that's just me...

Thank you for that - on it!

Now that is cool!

Nice. I'm not sure B&W is the best for this one (although I obviously haven't seen it in color) and might have cropped just a little more closely

Spanish moss is an epiphyte which absorbs nutrients (especially calcium) and water from the air and rainfall. Spanish moss is colloquially known as "air plant".

While it rarely kills the trees, it lowers their growth rate by reducing the amount of light to a tree's own leaves. It also increases wind resistance, which can prove fatal to the host tree in a hurricane.

I kind of like your description..."a tattered sail on an abandoned ship".