I like it too. We expect the shadows of the fence to be parallel, but the sand throws them off and gives some nice texture to hold my attention. My eyes naturally want to find some sort of form in the texture of the sand.
I will absolutely try that, and when I do I will repost it. Thanks for the adviceChad I like it a lot.
I'd consider cropping away the black mass at the bottom and the fence at the top. I found my eyes gravitated to these areas.