Nice shot. The shallow depth of field really helps to make your subject stand out. I might have shot this a little tighter, but that's just me. Good Luck, Todd. 8.
Nice job with the DOF here... the colors in the photo look a bit muted but that doesn't bother me.. I think I would have liked to have seen this cropped quite a bit more... so that the background didn't take up quite so much of the frame... also I don't really feel the boy is doing anything particularly interesting that catcheds my attention.