While I like the idea, I don't care for the overall quality. For me, I don't like the entire photo being out of focus, and the subject matter doesn't have that... "wow" feeling that others in this challenge do.
Now, this is what I call a great picture!. The tonality is great, subtle highlights on the barrels gives a great impression, DOF is also magnificent... I would say this photo will be in the top 10, good work! I hope to see more from you!
Nice idea. Maybe a little higher to get that depth and perspective, and also fairly soft on focus and not much contrast or saturation. But, still a neat idea.