Maybe there was a mini earthquake there, Tedi. The next big tree is crooked too, and all the rest are straight.A couple things can make the image even better.
1- If you crop the bottom up to just the bottom of the second tree it will bring the twisted branches closer and more prominent.
2- The horizon line is crooked, and leveling it makes the trees lean even farther and the overall impact is greater.
That is a very neat looking tree Tedi! I often wonder what kind of trauma some trees have been through to have grown in the strange ways that they have. Nice capture my friend!