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HTML

<div>
    <div class = "blur"></div>
    <span>WOW</span>

</div>

CSS

body > div {
    height:500px;
    width:100%;
    text-align:center;
    position:relative;
}

.blur {
    background:url('http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/051/726/17-i-lol.jpg?1318992465') no-repeat center;
    background-size:cover;
    -webkit-filter: blur(13px);
    -moz-filter: blur(13px);
    -o-filter: blur(13px);
    -ms-filter: blur(13px);
    filter: blur(13px);
    position:absolute;
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
}

span {
    color:blue;
    font-size:50px;
    font-weight:bold;
    position:relative;
    position:absolute;
    z-index:9999;
    -webkit-filter: blur(0px);
    -moz-filter: blur(0px);
    -o-filter: blur(0px);
    -ms-filter: blur(13px);
    filter: blur(0px);
}