Looks an interestign subject but I'm afraid I don't have a clue what t is I'm meant to be feeling. Perhaps I should know but I don't and this detracts from the appeal of the photo and its response to the challenge.
Oh, I get it, you put a ribbon on your pet snake! Very creative. Just kidding. This is a very creative perspective on the ball, in my opinion it's just not that visually attractive.
Great idea, great shot. One thing though, I would have cropped so that the near part of the image was in focus and then faded. The front blur doesn't help this, which is too bad, because this is a great idea. Oops, I said that already. Must have meant it.....
How I wonder what it is? No great sense of texture, what there is is from those reflections rather than a movment of light, which makes it less pleasing to look at.
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+ I have no idea what it is. Because of that I keep on looking at it trying to figure it out; your image certainly has appeal :). There are lots of textures to be seen here. Interesting colour combination.
- Focus point should be a little more to the front. The black background is a little boring but at the same time contrast nicely with the orange/brownish foreground.