Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background (20% Weight): 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing (20% Weight): 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. (30% Weight): 5
How well does it meet the challenge (30% Weight): 8
Total Rating (Rounded) 6
This is a bad habit I'm guilty of too ... I like the motion blur, which helps support the idea of motion and rubbing. I'd like the hand and eye to be blurred though and the bridge of the nose to be left in focus for that to work for me. The choice of B&W is nice and the skin tones are nicely exposed.
Really like this and well done for being brave and not using a crisp focussed shot. I doubt this will do well but I think it's a brilliant image, so here, have a 10 on me.