you really need to listen what others say .... constructive criticism is not about making you think you are useless but for making you become even better....depth isnt only blur....its color tones,edges darkening, depth means making your focal pop and also make it look unflat.... you can check what i mean in my deviant art page .... http://marine2win.deviantart.com/gallery/ ...
PS : bling bling things dont exist ...its all about techniques...