This is a photo I took of a small ditch/pothole in a lot. I got really close to the ground and took the shot. Then using my beloved pixlr.com I used the kaleidoscope filter on it. You can adjust the size, horizontal, and vertical distortions as you like. I kept tinkering with it until I got the effect that I wanted.. the solid ground beneath your feet being sucked into a vortex like a whirlpool into the next dimension *insert trippy music here*

The original photo looked like this…

When I took the original my intent was to take a photo of something and make it bigger than what it seemed… a play with the design element that is proportion. Adding the extra filter only made it that much more what I wanted it to be!