Regardless of how it was processed at least the photo was interesting. . . : ) Doesn't strike me as a Brown Ribbon Award Winner, but sometimes the fates are fickle. Hope you are enjoying Member of the Week. Cheers.
The title makes believe that the processing is intentionally. In a way it gives me the feeling that it was done to cover up a lack of focus. Perhaps the original is far more focused then we would think. Put in short: I don't fancy the process that much and I think that a more subtle processing would have been better. But of course this is only my personal opinion.
Feels like a heavy crop - the lack of details is hurting the picture quite a bit. Also, the focus is in the center of the pic with a busy background all around. Hope you'll have a chance to shoot the beautiful bird again. Good luck!