this is a cool image that is processed very well. i think the dof might be a little too shallow for my tastes, but you've highlighted the texture very well
A very inventive concept just a little shy of being perfectly executed. If the foreground were a little sharper with less DOF, it would have worked some special magic. As it stands, it's a wonderful concept and should be repeated as soon as a challenge subject suitable to the concept comes up. This would work extremely well if the DOF were controlled from sharp to gently faded background. A slightly different angle would help.