This was a photo? And if so, what was it a photo of?
You know, I started in photoshop by messing around with the smudge tool.

It was a lot of fun and I got some cool results. This looks sorta neat. Like an atom bomb explosion.
I'm not sure why you want ratings and criticism on this. What could I possibly tell you to fix? Just looking at this, I can see that you probably had fun making this and like the end result. And you should. That's where creativity comes from.
My advice: only ask for ratings/c&c when you really feel you need guidance on how to do or fix something.