Very cool idea, but I'm not sure about the blurry frame.

I love this idea and the result... and your frame is the sort of thing I look for in photographic art. You establish some control over your subject, but you do not impose or introduce a new color (such as black) into it.

I cant really say anything about this, but nice try

The colors and textures are nice,the photo is good.

Good idea! I would never have thought of that, the elastics almost look like pieces of string.

OMG this is so childish but it is sooooo cute!

Great colors, thats actually what I like most about this one. You must have a pretty good camera...(jealous XD)

Lol ... er, lucky you? Allow me to explain ...

Little fast on the mouse clicking finger here ... and as a result, oopsies ... my comment go bye bye. :o\

Once more then ...

My apologies in getting back to you so late, this said in regards to your rework of your image; "Contemplation". So, a twofer then, this one here and then "Contemplation" ... as my way of thanking you for your patience.

Your image here ...

Really a cool idea. And I like the gradation of colour across the elastics. As it makes for a smooth visual transition for your viewers.

Caveats? One. Your framing/border treatment? On the left and right hand sides ... looks almost like the 'layers' are overlapping ... effectively making those portions of the frame a tad darker than those at the top and bottom. Some visual confusion results. Some, minor at best.

Which segues/leads in to some creative food for thought. That or those being these:

1. Wrap the elastics around something that would tighten the formation of lines ... such that they are completely vertical. Why, you ask? Doing so would allow you to capture consistent detail of the flatter surface with no blurring as a result of the curvature now present in your image.

Or ...

2. Accentuate the curvature and really create some depth, playing around with the DOF in addition. More or less, as you have it now ... just pronounced that little bit more. With ... that small fix of your framing to avoid any visual conflicts.

That said ...

Good good to see you experimenting and thinking outside the box, as they say. A little nudge more in that direction is the point that I am trying to make in the above.

Yeah, nice idea and well executed. I happen to be a big fan of textures as an element in an image and this one caught my attention.

And but of course ... thanks for sharing this one with us. Good work. :o)

p.s. Believe it or not ... this is shorter in length than the comment that went adios into the ethernet. So ... lucky you, you don't have a book to read here? Just a novelette. oP

Vibrant! Great idea, colours and framing - thanks for sharing.

kayla this is wicked cool. i love it. :)

Nice, loves it!!!!

Jazzie

Really colourful and original, very nice shot.
There is a slight overlapping look to the border but I like the idea. In fact I'm faving this.