I fall into the camp of people who find the flower in foreground a bit distracting. I feel this way because I'm so interested in the great detail and gorgeous colors going on right behind it. I can't say enough about how much I like the range and vibrancy of the colors!
I do appreciate the unique approach at composition. The shape and scale of the flower in FG is repeated by the tree in BG which creates a sense of balance. As well as the diagonal placement of those elements, which makes a dynamic composition.
You have clearly striven to define BOKEH with this image; and although I'm not crazy about the white "blob", I do think you have succeeded.
This would have been quite a bit better if you had perhaps bent the large flower whiteout in the very front foreground. It upsets the general flow of the image.
I think your did a good job. This is an image that takes a minute to take in. That is what makes it fun. I like how you messed around with the depth of field.
I love that you have blur interest in front and background. the prettiest part is the yellow, pink, and purple in the front/middle. I might try to get that big one on the right out of the frame because it is so large and takes up a lot of your real estate. The blurred left front (bottom corner) should be enough to create distance.
i gave this one a 10, because it was the only one of the hundreds of flower entries in this challenge that caught my eye. i think it actually was the unfocused flower in the bottom right corner that brings it together, the picture is perfect in its "imperfections" (unfocused areas). nice job!
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