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I'd hate to land on that post, ouch! Love the colors both in the sky and the grasses and that weathered post. I think this would be an interesting candidate for an "art" treatment, like Topaz Simplify or some of the Photoshop filters.

Well now, that is quite an interesting old post! But it still seems to be able to do its job. I almost wish it wasn't quite so dominant though. Perhaps if you had pulled back a bit when taking the photo it would have helped and still allowed it be the focus. Beautiful post-sunset lighting with lots of interesting clouds. I like the green grass but maybe just darkening it slightly rather than reducing the green would help. Good job processing the high contrast lighting, Larry.

I like the positioning of the post in the composition. The field is not too green for me on my
monitor. The post has a lot of character with the hollow area. The clouded sky is an additional
plus.

Larry, more thean this part of fence I like the BG of this picture mainly the great sky over the green field. Well done.

The green looks unnaturally bright to me. I like the sky. I don't like the placement of the horizon. Seems too centered. My personal take on this would be a vertical, but I have a personal bias. The post has plenty of character and could be worked into the scene as a silhouette.

Thanks for the comments.
Guess I was wrong about the grass.
the post was basically a silhouette but I drew out the shadows.
Vertical might have improved the comp, too. It was windy during the session and the near grass was in movement. Sometimes movement is OK but I've not tried much of that concept except on water.
I've learned a lot from you comments so thank you.
the fisch