Blur - SVG blur applied to SVG image element
Image inserted via SVG with a SVG blur filter applied on hover
HTML
<svg height="1" width="1">
<defs>
<filter id="f1" x="0" y="0">
<feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="15" />
</filter>
</defs>
<image x="0" y="0" id="svg-image" xlink:href="http://css-plus.com/examples/2012/03/gaussian-blur/i/fence.jpg" filter="url(#f1)" />
</svg>
CSS
svg { height: 100%; width:100%}
#svg-image{ width:110%; margin-left:-5%;}