After the forum post about how you can get a basic rules compliant desat to work on this, bumping you way up to a 9. Great zoom effect, with an unusually sharp focus.
I stared at this a long time, trying to figure out if it could be done in the camera. I think I hurt myself. The exposure on the sign is perfect eventhough I assume you would have had to use some kind of bright light. Anyway, it's an interesting effect, though I'm not sure how it promotes motorist concern.
the technique is interesting (was it done by zooming out on a long exposure?) but i don't see how it relates to what the sign says. If the sign said something like "watch for falling tress" that would have been more apt. Not bad though.
I really like this image. I like the way you only chose a certain part to stand out and be in color. This is very unique. I also love the way you used distortion because I am a big fan of distortion I love the way it makes images look. I like all the detail that can be seen in the pole. You can see the different parts of the wood splitting. Nice job.