Layer 4:

1. Now create a new layer by clicking on the "create new layer" icon at the bottom of your layer palette. Name it "yellow fractal." Load your iris selection: Select Menu -> Load Selection -> and in the Channel drop down selector, select the channel named "Iris" In the foreground color box select a nice bright yellow. I used RGB 255, 252, 101. Select a nice light yellow color for your background color. I used RGB 255, 254, 193. Create a fractal noise pattern: Filter menu -> Render -> Clouds.

2. Deselect the circle (ctrl-d). Add a layer mask (click on the "create layer mask" icon at bottom of layers palette). Load the iris selection again.

3. Filter Menu -> Noise -> Add Noise, Amount = 312.

4. Filter Menu -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, Amount = 2.5.

5. Image Menu -> Adjust -> Levels. Input levels: 124, 1.00, 190

6. Filter Menu -> Blur -> Radial Blur. Amount = 10.

7. Image Menu -> Adjust -> Invert.

8. Filter Menu -> Radial Blur, Amount = 10.

9. Filter Menu -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, Amount = .7

10. Image Menu -> Adjust -> Levels, Input levels = 33, 1.00, 201.

11. Filter Menu -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, Amount = 2.3

12. Change the layer opacity to 22%.

Here's what your image should look like now:
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