Quote (Skeletal @ Jul 25 2012 11:06pm)
A new tag

http://i.imgur.com/bzAoI.png
or b/w
http://i.imgur.com/CrQgY.png

once blurred, you can tell there's no difference in value between your focal and the surrounding effect, this is bad for composition.
frame your focal in contrasting values and effects to draw the eye.