Imposing roof - liking the geometry.

Prefer 2432 version for greater punch and background context.

I don't think she's smiling right now

New toy? This lens doesn't register with me as part of your arsenal. Great results.

Amazing depth.

Another beauty. B&W ftw again. Very nice how transluscent the spikes are.

B&W a great choice to really bring out the spiky character.

Wondering how long the teddies last. This scene seems familiar with the background buildings; don't have time now to compare with older pix, but strikes me it might be interesting to see how much they change over time.

Terrific pop; great colours and detail.

Nice effect, although Teddy looks a tad overwhelmed by her neighbours. At the same time I like the band of light at the top, vs the scattered highlights through the dark base. NIK Color Efex Pro 4 has a filter "Darken/Lighten centre"; was this part of your trickery?