As I said, Ray, in another thread, this is a phenomenal photograph! I first saw it on my iPhone, and thought, for a second, is this a joke, Ray substituting an oil paining for a photo? You know, the word "oil" was the reason for you to post it in the first place, so I thought you are making some sort of a visual pun. Another reason I thought of it as an oil painting is that my grandmother had a similar painting, with something like 18th century Turkish motive, with girls in the field. But I digress, this is just my personal impression.
Looking at images on a puny iPhone screen actually has its advantages, as at that size, a post stamp on steroids kind of, the eye discerns main compositional elements elements easier, also major color elements, without being bothered by details.
Whether it is your improved post processing skills over time, Ektachrome, or the quality of the early morning light (I guess?), but the color gamut in the image is fabulous: soft and muted, yet rich and saturated at the same time. Competent post processing, restrained, no in-your-face effects, just sheer believability! The image has the clarity and 3D of the viewer standing there, as if witnessing a real-life scene.
Composition? Again, seeing it the first time on a small screen, the triangular nature is immediately apparent (a classical group portrait approach). Branches in the foreground add another triangular level to the image, serving as leading lines at the same time (just as the darker stick pointing directly to the girls).
Facial expressions? That is what stopped my in my tracks immediately. Father? Not too far from Steve McCurry's Afghan girl. No, seriously. Girls? The girls seem to be striking a pose worthy of America's Next Top Model (a compliment in this case), however incongruent it might be with the time and place the photo was taken.
All together, Ray, one of the finest images I had the privilege seeing on LuLa or beyond.