Impermanence (iii) - Poppies moving in the breeze

As I mentioned in a previous thread, I have been thinking about how to achieve a wabi sabi aesthetic in-camera rather than relying solely on Affinity Photo. I posted an example earlier this week (Impermanence (ii) ) but as Simon (@Digital Finger) pointed out it just seems OOF. It is actually in focus but I attached some cling film to the lens to soften the image.

Today the weather is a little windy so I thought I would give it another go. I tried a double layer of cling film, some longer exposures as well as very long exposures with 10 stop ND filter. The best seem to be 'normal' photographs with a slow shutter speed, the one above uses 1/10 sec at f/4. Post processing is minimal: B/W conversion, a slight level correction and a gold-blue split tone tint to bring out the highlights.

The two versions above are from the same photograph, the first cropped to fit a tanzaku aspect ratio (75:364) and the second to 6:9.

Interested to hear what people think, both of the photograph itself and the framing.
 
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Yes, I very much like the latest version , this is helped by the framing which I also like, plus I like the tint, and I think the movement gives the image a certain tension if you see what I mean, , for me this is a very pleasing contemporary image.
 
now I better understand the effect you're trying to achieve I wonder whether ICM might be worth. try? (In Camera Movement) i.e. take a slightly longer exposure and make tiny movement with camera aka deliberate camera shake
 
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