what lovely colors you've captured. i hope you are getting some good comments and suggestions, and not getting overlooked in this super-sized challenge. if you aren't getting the scores and comments you wanted, please don't take it personally; just consider it a starting point for the rest of the year. good luck with this and the challenges yet to come!
Thats certainly a pretty rose - though the focus is not quite spot on. Might also want to try saturating it or upping the contrast a little - that and/or some sharpening may make the focus seems a little clearer.