*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*
An appealing image that does not meet the challenge.
Even following the very loose definition provided by the challenge brief your image does not feature any bokeh at all and therefore does not meet the challenge requirements. See the Wikipedia entry for a definition of bokeh. It is very often misrepresented and I'm sure yours is not the only entry in this challenge that fails but for my own understanding of it it requires a shallow DOF and specular highlights.
The image itself has an appealing subject matter but no bokeh, I see you have used maximum aperture which is good for achieving bokeh but it needs the right background such as sunlit water for example. A soft focus background is not in itself bokeh it is merely a soft focus background, for true bokeh specular highlights are needed to bring out the quality of the lens itself. A good lens will produce highly desirable soft focus shapes that add another element to the overall effect.
I hope this critique helps your understanding, Sid |
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