Wow Jon, remember how there used to be all of those "most underrated award" forums? Yep, you'd get mine. It meets the challenge... because yeah there are motion blurs, but they're at rest now! Sorry some people didn't see the contrast ;)
(I gave ya a 8)
Painting with light is a really neat technique. I don't think it worked so well in this instance. Try to previsualize what you are going to draw before you start and then follow that plan till you get what you imagined. The light in the background looks like an accident that hasn't happened yet.
Hmm at first I thought this was a macro shot of a lightbulb some how, but on second look I see the 'lights' in the background amd then there is white light, from a flash perhaps??, I think any shot that holds my attention as long as yours has deserves a good score, though I am sure you will get the barrage of 'not topic' comments, I find lots to look at here, interesting well done shot.
Someone call that short chubby lady from Poltergeist! Seriously, what is this? Very creative, but the lights give a sense of motion, not rest. I'm giving it a 7 just because it looks so cool. Good luck.