One Four Challenge – July Week 4

Here it is already, week four of July! Not sure how that happened, but Robyn has posted the final challenge for this month, so here’s mine:

This week I first adjusted levels again, then flipped the file upside down. I copied the layer, applied the Sprayed Strokes filter, changed the blending mode to dissolve, then copied that layer, stoked the center of the layer with a special effects brush, added a fill layer using white and adjusted the opacity. I then applied a white vignette. I was trying to give the effect of looking out an upper story window that was fogged up and had been wiped slightly in the center. Not sure I really got what I wanted, but this is what came out.

To recap, the original:

Week 1:

Week 2:

Week 3:

And, once again, Week 4:

I don’t know how to add a poll – will have to investigate that – but feel free to state your preference in the comments.