Shot this through an off-black Hanes stocking, stretched very tightly over the lens.
Crop
Adjust levels (point eyedropper in mid range to yellow to convert to blue)
Adjust selective color: cyan, blue, magenta, red, white
Adjustment layer: gradient (pink and white)27%normal mode
Neat Image
USM
Statistics
Place: 109 out of 203 Avg (all users): 5.1848 Avg (commenters): 5.5714 Avg (participants): 4.9107 Avg (non-participants): 5.3047 Views since voting: 1125 Views during voting: 279 Votes: 184 Comments: 11 Favorites: 1 (view)
Considering that the challenge was soft focus, I find it particularly interesting to note that some of the comments made seem to suggest that the image is "too soft".
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and each vote has its merit, but I earnestly believed this image would finish in the first page, and most certainly warranted a much better score and placement.
I like it and have added it to my favourites... it truly is a beautiful image.