Ominous
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
I avoided the Lensbaby for this one because I felt that since the lens is all about selective focus and because that act of focussing is (for me) the very essence of its use, its applicability for this challenge would seem a little diminished. -every unfocussed element becomes a choice.

However, the image is OK and I have scored according to that rather than favouring my own interpretation of the challenge. I think it's a little low on the 'compelling' scale so I've offered a 5.

laundry motif
by blad

Comment:
Now this really works - many of the really blurred ones in this challenge don't maintain sufficient interest; but this works really, really well.

Rush
by power47

Comment:
Motion blur and missed focus I think - whatever, doesn't matter too much to me; I like this loads!! 9

struggle
by Deen

Comment:
Meets the challenge in spades and is utterly compelling! 10

World Windows
by posthumous

Comment:
I was one of the tens. This really shouldn't be at the back of the pack but at least it means that my image is in good company! (though mine is nowhere near this quality).

Tenderness
by Jedusi

Comment:
Extraordinary composition. Really excellent work.

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by Coley

Comment:
Great image - I'd love to see the workflow on this conversion.

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by nixter

Comment:
Amazing stuff!!

Simple Joy
by Covert_Oddity

Comment:
Wow - I love this.

Droplet
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by Jac: Nice waterdrop. But I have no idea how small or large it is because I don't know how big/small the leaf is. It looks huge to me actually.

Interesting perspective that I hadn't considered - for me, the droplet itself offers a clue to the scale of the image. The radius of curvature caused by the surface tension places a limit on its size.