What a great shot. I like the crop and scene. I like the textures too, of course, but I think Topaz has overemphasized the rocks. I would suggest trying to darken the BG and bring him out with a bit of vignetting, and burning of highlights. To illustrate (and confirm) what I'd suggest--I hope it's ok--I downloaded this version and did a little playing in PS.
I toned down colors a bit by copying the layer, blurring it significantly, and then setting the mode of the layer to color. I was intending to reduce color noise in the rocks by doing that, but the toned down look really worked for me. Then I vignetted, with the focal point a small area around him; then I flattened and burned highlights around the edges, to darken even more.
Here's what you get when you play in such a manner. Just to give you some ideas. Hopefully, I didn't overstep my bounds by trying this, it's in my workshop for now; if I did, let me know and I'll remove it:
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