I second melismatica, and I found your picture in the same way. This picture rocks. The color is awesome, and I love the abstract nature of the composition. The sky is so smooth!!!
My one nit is that it's not 100% square, the wood is tilted ever so slightly to the left, and with pictures like this, I try everything I can to get the subject's lines to be completely square with the edges of the photo.
I came across this shot reading the comments of a someone who is currently under fire in the forums. I really like it. It is a simple, bold, eye-catching composition. What is interesting is the low placement of the fence in relation to the rest of the frame and the carefully considered use of the blue and yellow. A very refreshing shot. Too bad it wasn't a close-up of a bird or some other form of wildlife or you would have won a ribbon!
Suggestion: Please give us something interesting to look at. I got one of these in my back yard. This isn't a dis, a photo needs to have something interesting to look at to get a good score. You can do better than this. 5
I really like the idea, but in my opinion there needs to be something sitting on the fence to draw the viewer's attention. As it is, it does have very good color and composition, just needs something added for that "wow" factor.
You have a high tech digital camera and the entire month of March to take a decent picture - and the best you could do was the top of some lumber from Home Depot? It's the photographer that makes the picture - you need to work on your creativity or start visiting places where interesting things happen you can photogpraph!