Post challenge, thanks for the great comments and votes. I had hoped this would do well but I am delighted it became my new PB.
Processing was fairly simple, Made an HDR image, tone mapped, adjusted curves, levels, highlight shadows, cloned out wires and a couple of twigs, re adjusted everything, size sharpen.
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I absolutely love the colors and clarity you've achieved with your processing! Beautiful scene as well. I'd rather not see the blown out bits in the sky but that's a small thing, this is really a wonderful image!