Oh how I wish this was larger! You can have up to 800 pixels on the long side (vertical in this case). I like the layers, and trying to figure what goes where. Intriguing!
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: Wonderful image; so difficult to work out what we are seeing - I can't work out what the transparent layer is - or where it is. That ambiguity adds much - it is like reality broke as you took the shot. Then there is the back story - again, barely discernible and all the better for it.
Critical stuff: Why so small? You'll be getting hammered for that.
Overall: Very, very interesting image. I just wish it was larger.
Wonderfully circular, is that path this picture takes us on. It seems to be a contradiction, but really I think it's a sort of gentle irony. There's a lovely 'hoist with his own petard' sense to it. Thank you. 8.