Haiku
by charmayne

Comment:
In many ways this is quite magnificent. I'm afraid that circle just above the flower/seeds looks too much like a thing. As such it distracts from the zen mindset (?) that's implied in the title.

BVLGARI
by irakly

Comment:
'Vulgar' might have done it...

The eighth door
by favalon79

Comment:
More DOF than bokeh?

Wild Columbine
by amandawriter

Comment:
I really like the grainy texture in this. It's not directly relevant to either the challenge or the subject though. Shame, because it adds a sort of melancholy mood (I think). Hmm...

Fun With Lights and Glass
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
It actually is fun... Difficult to fit to the challenge, because it looks blurred even where it isn't. I'll give it 8 though, for a fascinating image.

Innocence
by msieglerfr

Comment:
any other title might have worked

Praying Hands
by asmithphotos

Comment:
Cluttered foreground against a background that does little or nothing to improve the whole (and that was the point of the challenge). There is, as I'm sure you know, a work of art that depicts two hands in prayer and which is reproduced in 2 and 3 dimensions all over the place. It's a million times simpler and a million times more effective.

Itsy Bitsy Spider
by helloiloveyouu

Comment:
If only it stood out just a *bit* more from the background. Potentially good but no more than ok as is...

Blurry Dreams of a Lost Childhood
by shrimptacular

Comment:
all blur - you might yet challenge me for the brown here

Tonal Contrast
by Jade

Comment:
and the bokeh?