will have to add details later...basically took an old lensbaby shot from a long ago b&w side challenge and threw a lot of filters at it (starting with a light touch of Fractalius, then an array of Nik Color Efex filters at various blend modes and opacities), then a frame overlay
That is simply fantastic processing. I like the way you brought attention to the shadows and highlights accentuating the shapes instead of sharpness or focus. Great framing too.
Ok...for some levity...cause you know some people are thinking it:
"Not sure I see what you're getting at here. I dont's know if I like the blur effect either. Sorry :-("
"Lost me"
"I don't get it or understand it. I can't see what your aim is. Sorry. 4"
"Blurred, confusing"
"too fuzzy in more ways than one" "Hurts my eyes. 4"
"this picture freaks me out"
"foreground is too blurred, use a higher shutter speed"
"I'm at a loss to begin to understand this...the blur and overexposer bothers me,"
"Sorry but to me this is a jumble of out of focus shapes. I'm not sure what you were aiming at here but it did not work for me. This is why I gave you a 3 rating."
"There is so much going on and nothing in true focus that my eye can't find a resting place."
"I don't really care for the processing or the OOF portions of the image. There seems to be a lot going on in this image, and it might be too busy."
"Focus is a little soft."
"I get the feeling that you are attempting to make a political statement and I can't quite figure it out. The blur in this photo is pretty overwhelming vs. the partially obscured part that is in focus. All in all, this photo confuses me."
"huh?"
{All actual comments made on some of my blurry challenge photos. God I love this place!}