I can just imagine the reaction this is going to get! Never mind, it appeals to me.
Shop mannequins behind a window with buildings reflected on them. I used a filter with vaseline smeared on it in a circular pattern which produced the radial effect.
In PSCS3
Crop with slight rotation to straighten
Rotate> Flip horizontal (because I didn't want the word 'living' to be in reverse.)
Convert to black and white
Curves
Topaz Detail
Dodge cheeks and chin slightly (right hand mannequin)
Duplicate
Filter Forge vibrance
Stroke border
Flatten
Resize
Sfw
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I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: I do like the swirly blur here - it makes me feel that I am somewhat out of phase with the world I am seeing. I think that's an accomplishment to shift the sense of blur and movement away from the subject and onto us. I'm particularly fond of the building behind and the hints of the wider world so revealed.
Critical stuff: For all of the comments above, I do feel that the image is ever so slightly over-contrived. I often like that, it communicates the photographers intent but here, there seems to be something a little lacking.... Like you don't quite believe in the image. That sounds like nonsense as I read it back - but that's how I feel.
Overall: A well executed image with some fascination but for me - the more I look at it, the more hollow it feels. I wonder if I looked for longer it would turn me again...
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