To me, this is another example of a meaningless missed focus. The lack of focus does not benefit the photo. Considering the ruleset, a more effective approach would be to choose either foreground or background (infinity) focus and then exaggerate it in processing.
If you could of pulled something into focus like the trees in the back or the sky... or something to give it a bit of a focal point to make it not look "just blurry" this could of been a very high rating photo (imho)