It's a lively shot for sure JL!

For me the treatment just about takes this out of the photography realm and makes this more of a mixed media image.

Still i can comment a bit - I'm not too crazy about seeing so much of the man's backside. In general, it's something that I try to avoid. Had we seen his face in profile, it would be different.

The treatment obscures an important element for me; that is the connection of the hands on the two main subjects.

Hope that helps - Marko