September Words - Bucket

I will be combining the September words with Richard Sayer's annual Nifty-Fifty SOOC challenge. That's the plan, anyway!
Details for Richard's challenge can be found here:
https://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/31977/nf-sooc-september-2018#comment-852349
This is my first shot and you would not believe how strong the urge is to 'fix' this shot is in post!
Please feel free to be totally critical of this because I truly want to learn how to become a better photographer and how to produce better shots in camera.

[Diana]

A great shot of this old broken bucket and it's great texture.

[Jacqueline]

Love the shot and the shadows......I myself would have made it a little bit lighter in camera.

[Nadiya Bilovodenko]

Ho Ho, this is cool captured for the challenge, Wendy

[FBailey]

I sympathise, I'm getting withdrawal from post processing already and it's only Day 2. Think this month is going to be tough! I'm taking 5-6 shots of the same thing but slightly different settings to try and get it right - still doesn't always work though:)

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[Henri Russell]

Well done. It does need to be a little lighter, but you will get the hang of it. But I really like your old bucket.

[Wendy]

@jacqbb @henrir
Thank you both for your input - so hard to try to get proper exposure without losing the atmosphere I was going for ...
I really appreciate and value your opinions!

[Kathy]

Love this old beat up bucket.