Thanks for all of the positive feedback. To be honest, I wasnt going to submit the photo because I didnt think it had much of a chance at doing well at all. Funny how the photos you dont care for sometimes do so well and the ones you really like do horrible.
Basically, a well-framed image, which could nonetheless use some cropping out of the black area. I don't know how you processed this but the result of the beach outside is weird and not appealing to me.