Wall Flowers
by grahamgator

Comment:
Wonderfull shot, perhaps a tighter crop on the center shadows, its like two pictures one on the left and one on the right. Good Luck

The Straight Shadow
by Aliaa

Comment:
a little over exposed for me. Very expansive. Good Luck.

Amusement
by Ristyz

Comment:
I can see them spinning. Good Luck

Perfect landing
by docjonny

Comment:
Great Shot. Good Luck

In the shadows of skyscrapers
by markwiley

Comment:
Exciting and impactful. One of my top 3

Memories
by JustinM

Comment:
Very appropriate for the challenge. One of my top 3

Twirl
by Kodak

Comment:
Thank you all for the votes. My first time finishing in the top 3. Needless to say I am very happy, I have always been so impressed with the artist ability of everyone on the site. This image was created using Photoshop filters. I will list them below.

Convert Image to Smart Object

Applied the Mezzotint Filter set to Pixelate Choosing Long Strokes
Apply Radial Blur Filter set to zoom, Apply this filter 3 times to get a clean image.
Apply Twirl Filter set to Distort, Twirl. Apply desired amount of effect.

Duplicate Smart Object

Apply Twirl Filter set to Distort, Twirl.
Apply desired negative amount of effect to match the Original Smart Object. The Duplicate is now swirling in the opposite direction.

Blend both Smart Objects by using the Layer Blend Mode.
Set mode to Normal and use Darken or Lighten or Pin Light, I use Darken. I experimented with this.

There was a lot of work to do that I am leaving out such as the original image was too large to process fast enough so I worked with reduced copies and upscaled when I was completed.

I know this may not be enough information but it is readily availabel.

Autumn
by JustinM

Comment:
I love this photo, but I wonder if the long exposure compromised the over all total sharpness of focus. Great job in any event.

City view
by hajeka

Comment:
Another well done, with great color and DOF.

Ticket to Ride
by jcar

Comment:
This was in my best 3 for overall sharpness of focus. I gave a 9