Beautiful image. The colour, lighting, DOF and composition are all beautiful. The border works well too. This image has a luxurious feel about it. The texture in the foreground works so well against the softened background. Well Done.
forgive me for being dense, but i'm not sure how this meets the challenge. this seems to be more of a macro shot than a miniature (but then, maybe i need someone to explain it to me). good focus, use of short dof.
ok, i 'get it'...it has been explained to me. i can say, 'it meets the challenge.' compare the picture to the chess piece that is in focus.
No frame of reference. Compose and photograph something "miniature" in such a way that it conveys to the viewer that the subject of your photo is a tinier version of something that is normally larger.