Comment: I'm not a fan of people breaking the spirit of the challenge. I think it's kind of sad really - it defeats the purpose of this kind of challenge.
Having said that, I think you're being singled out pretty unfairly considering how many times this has happened in the past without the incredible backlash I see here.
Comment: If this doesn't take the blue I'll be very surprised. Perfect capture. My only criticism would be something not in the original photo - I think this image would have been stronger without the top/bottom border. You already have a perfect background that separates the image from the background very well.