One of my favourites, and it gets thirteen twos? This is the first time I vote, and I really feel a bit shocked. My favourites didn't do well at all, and the most boring snapshots got average-good ratings. I don't know what to say...
I'd prefer to see the focus point slightly further back. Or maybe with the line coming toward the focus. As it is, the past is in focus, and the eye keeps being drawn along the line to the pen which is out of focus, which is disconcerting.
This is lovely. The subtlety of the image is mirrored in the graceful circumference of the arc. The out-of-focus compass begs the eye for more clarity, which is a perfect statement for this challenge. Great work!
I like it. I like the simplicity. But I think my personal preference would be for the plane of focus to be on the tip of the compass rather than at the nearest part of the drawn line. I do like the composition you've created with that line coming down into the exact corner of the image and the angle of the compass too.