I find the contrast between barb in foreground and that in back highly interesting. Look at this with almost everything else cropped from view. That would mean getting nearer to take the original photo, but I do like the part of the sky where the blue is deeper in color for background.
This is a good take on the challenge and you've seen it well. Probably, if I was doing it, I'd crop fairly close to the barbed wire to remove the slightly distracting greenery on the right and some of the sky at the bottom. Still, it's a nice one.
Very nice image. The tree branches in the back kill the shot for me, however. The wires on their own would have made for a much stronger image, persnoifying both political/territorial borders as well as natural borders between the two blue tones. Although I would really like to see this image without the trees, I'm still rating it pretty high.
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 5
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 6
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 4
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 5
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3
How well does it meet the challenge: 5
Total Averaged Rating 4 Dick