choosing the straight and narrow
by glad2badad

Comment:
Evocative study in visual counterpoint for the subject. My top pick.

The Bridge
by Refocused

Comment:
Amazing to see no people on the walkway! Must be recent but the B/W makes it look classic except for the modern Manhattan buildings.

Pencity Pencilvania
by DistantColours

Comment:
This caught my attention for its exceptional skill shown in standing up all those pencils in rigid formation.

Still life with colored pencils
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Looks like something bordering expert editing. But I like the colors and unforced integration of the pencils into the otherwise more conventional still life.

Zip Me UP
by Beaubeau

Comment:
I like the transformation. Nicely done.

Colored Pencil Abstract
by spydr

Comment:
My top pick by far. Appealingly creative and well executed.

HighTide
by tvsometime

Comment:
The story is this. On my first ever vacation to Italy in April, 2019, we arrived at night for our stay in Venice and immediately left the hotel for dinner about 8:00. As we departed, the hotel owner advised that later that night would be an unusual "high tide". Not quite comprehending the implications of his warning, we left to walk to dinner.

When dinner was over, the waiter presented the tab and two pair of plastic boots advising that the water level had risen. Outside was a foot of water in the street. The shots were taken during the walk several blocks back to the hotel.

This night had been predicted by weather forecasters as a super high tide that periodically occurs. The global rise in water levels produces this effect in Venice in recent years.

triple
by tvsometime

Comment:
Thanks for the votes and what a surprise blue for a 5.8 fractional. Must be the lowest ribbon score on record.
Mita has it right about multiple pinholes.
I did quite a bit of testing and settled on three in-line holes in a sheet of aluminum foil stretched over the lens mount in place of the lens: one hole in the middle and one at each edge although badly aligned in this case.
Thanks all.

pollinator extraordinaire
by roz

Comment:
Remarkable and beautiful shot. The wonder is how did you do it with that camera setup?

Introducing herself.
by JayneRyan

Comment:
Muskrat? I wonder if it's going to eat the poison ivy.