Gabrielle, I'm enjoying that this photo is in black and white, which gives it a sense of timelessness, and not just late fall when it was taken. I'm not too keen on the tilted angle, but then again maybe that's because I seem to tilt a good majority of my shots and that's an issue I'm working on to resolve. I agree it has nice DOF.
Beautiful photo and very nicely composed. You made the tilt pronounced enough to look deliberate which, in this particular case, adds an extra touch of magic to the mood.