very nice shot and yes "point of view is the key". It took me a few moments to figure this out because of the shadow but alas I did and alas I may too try to recreate this just out of curriosity.
I think a standard yellow pencil would have looked much better in place of the brown pencil. Not enough color (if you are going to use color which you did) but still a good photo.
escher optic teaser...strong and simple. if you introduced some color on your pencil would it help balance the blue of the pin? just a thought. still a good shot. (8) ~mcmurma
This is a great illusion. The photo is pretty good too, but I see it as 'potentially a great photo' but that's not all bad. I think this one would be more dramatic put in B&W since there isn't an extraordinary amount of color. The concept is great though and I think it would be worth reshooting just for personal reasons. - Inspzil
Great illusion and awesome shot! Thanx for making me racking my brain! Was it inevitable for this illusion to put the pencil and the blue pin into the picture? - nds