I love shots like this. Nice shallow dof. I am not going to look at it too closely because that ruins an image like this. The power of this shot is its initial impact. I am going to rate it on that. Initial impace - Stunning. 8
Overall a really nice image. B&W is a good choice for this picture. The bright area on the upper right side along the right border in the background is a slight distraction to the beautifully setup rose. I might have cloned that out to black.