Yes. The effect is entirely in camera. I'm using a modified, vintage, Soviet-era lens known as the Helios 44. It's acclaimed for it's "swirly" bokeh. Flipping the front lens element backwards greatly amplifies the lens' native distortion.
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Impressive. I wouldn't know where to begin to attempt it restricted to my camera and lens alone.
Though in giving it some thought, I suspect my modest Canon cannot achieve such effects. Certainly not with a stock lens. Still, I'll have to do some reading in the manual to see what can be done outside the computer.
Though in Photoshop I might be able to put "a spin" or two on it. Liberal use of radial and gaussian blurring over multiple layers. In time for the fall season...
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