I'm not surprised at the score this got, but I salute you for a great abstract photo, and doing things a little differently. It's the kind of thing that does not appeal to the majority, unfortunately. I gave it an 8, BTW.
I would think this was an lpatrick entry, except that I think he is in the Money challenge instead. Definitely his abstract style, however. It's curiously engaging. I find that as I look at it, there are very subtle details and textures that I begin to see in the pattern. Pure abstracts tend to not do well in voting, I'll be curious to see how this one does.