I'm thinking it might be intentional, but the fact the men here are out of focus bothers me - pushing focus to include the wonderful texture on the wall (or deeper DOF to begin with) would have made this really punch. I would have seriously considered a black & white/duotone on this one. Love the subject & title! << 7 >>
Even though the challenge is "for sale", I think the subject here are the two men and therefore the focus should be sharply on them. Your's is just in front on the carafs.