Agreeing with the previous comment. It's a slow, rewarding reveal after the first glance at this photo. I'm wondering if the eye starting at the top and eventually finding the sheep at the lower right is enhanced by the way the image loads from the top down. I wish I could see this for the first time again - without a slow screen refresh. I'm curious if the eye would find the sheep faster. Regardless, it's a very engaging image.
I still really like this image. Should have scored higher. After looking at everything else in the image, the eye finally falls down to the sheep peeking around the fence post. Gives you a little jump. Looks like he is trying to hide.
The soft graininess in the background contrasts too sharply to the sharp graininess of the foreground for me. However I like both separately, especially the sheep on the right!