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Took this one at F8, so had to blur out the background in Photoshop.

Just out of curiousity, why did you shoot it at f/8, then blur the background, instead of shooting it at a larger aperture?
Is it something to do with the lenses being sharpest when closed down 2 stops from wide open?

Hahah... I was doing an evening walk with my wife... had to quickly take a snapshot and catch up otherwise she'd be gone

I like your explanation though..

It could use a little saturation. The color is too subtle for me.

Great job on the blur. Looks very natural. Almost f2.8 ish...