Nice job Author, you are definitely getting better. I like both the concept and the execution here.

Technically thats a hole cover But the smaller holes in the cover would keep it on theme!

Nothing in the contest guidelines says the hole can't have a lid

Sounds like you added focus to the hole only, not allowed, Selective editing is against the rules.Any editing you do have to be applied to the whole picture.

Actually, all I did was crop it and using the macro setting focused on the hole. I was trying to defocus the background. Except for desaturation and crop, no post editing has been done.

Thanks for your explanation, I misunderstood your original comment.

It's all good. You can actually manipulate the defocus by focusing something close up and then setting to manual focus and it will stick. Useful little trick using a professional camera, especially for setting a rule of thirds.

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Nice find. GL!

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yes, you are right, i have changed it. thanks. i think my eyes are gone!

This is very nice Author, simple yet effective!