I think the idea is very well executed here. Your foreground subject is not so blurred so as to be just a blob, say, the continuity is still present. However, I find that with these particular subjects, my eye instantly goes to the closer goat, which is defocused. Your foreground subject is so strong that perhaps a bush or a rock might have suited that technique better. My gut reaction. Your shot is excellent – simple, composed, light in the animal’s eyes. Maybe going a little wider on your closer goat and defocusing the further might have worked just as well for the occasion, but very nicely done nonetheless. I’m eager to hear other people on this.
