"seeing through"

On a recent trip to Osaka, I challenged myself with trying to see (and photograph) things in a way that's new for me.

I came up with what I'm calling "seeing through" in which foreground objects are blurred to the point of translucency. It was cherry blossom season in Osaka, and cherry blossoms lend themselves well to the technique.

Here's the originals

and after a bit of Tiffen processing.