Thanks for the input so far. Guess I just needed to vent a bit. I invested a lot of time on this photo, taking it, doing postwotk, evaluating different versions, and finally thinking that I have something good and posting it. I guess I have to accept that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" as they say, and that what looks good to me may not appeal to other people.

Like I said, I was just a bit cheesed of, and needed to vent my frustration. But I'm over it now, and looking forwards to the next photo.