while the ring/eye is nicely done, i think the tile doesn't mesh it's three borders well.

...that this tile doesn't make a huge effort at blending with neighbors, I very much like the image. It would have been a wonderful piece for the Tolkien quilt.

If you didn't swipe the idea of composing the eye of Sauron seen through the One Ring, this image deserves even more appreciation. That's a great idea and your execution is going to stick in my mind awhile. 5 from me, since I haven't seen it done before and I really like it.

i agree that i focused on ring and eye and neglected borders. ... the idea i think comes from the move, as i remember there was a similar shot, or it was advertisment...