what was the light source from the left?

A flash light.

Fantastic !

interesting...

Nicke work. had you painted the puzzle or is it really black from the beginning?

No...As i said in the description i decrease vibrance to get this effect.The puzzle was kind of deep blue!

Congratulations for your 1st place, It"s is really a great shot !

Congrats again for a great first place, Karaflazz!

Lovely colors here...!!!

excellent catch............lovely colors. well done....

agrees

Congrats for your second place and a Happy New Year, Perathor!

Like your take on the theme

Yes, I like this too, but imo, there is just a little too much fg....

thanks, but what is fg?

A photo contains 3 sections...Forground(in your case the branches),main subject (the subject in focus) & background(the bluered trees & the park).
Ade suggests that you should croop away some of the branches on the lower part of your frame.

thank you very much karaflazz for the explaination, very helpful.

You are most wellcome my friend...glad i helped...

sorry author............I assumed as the pic was basically so good, you would understand the term...... my apologies....

its ok Ade no need to apologize..honestly i would throw away some of the fg if i had a chance..but its too late now. thank you

it is a pity, because out of all the entries in this contest, this one I like, because it is so different.

very fine

Good shot!

And congrats again for your third place!

Great idea on the theme - good luck

Thanks FallingHorse for comment, we need that , to know if pll like it.

This looks like the puzzle piece shot.

seems a little bright but otherwise a very unique shot.