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I was scrolling down through the forum photos and this one stopped me dead in my tracks--I really like this, and I'm trying to figure out why it appeals to me so much. Part of it is the beautiful range of tones and the color cast you've given it; partly it's the almost-but-not-quite symmetry and the sequence of nested circles and ellipses (really nice composition!); partly it's the mystery of how the instrument is used (a gimbal compass?); and partly it's the textures on the housing and detail in the reflections (I've stayed busy exploring the reflections for awhile, trying to imagine the context). Really nice!