Thank you everyone for your comments. I really appreciate your constructive input, and is why I've always liked posting in the critique forum.

I agree, skyline, that the white area could be problematic. It is details like this that separate a very good photo from a very great photo. My problem is that when I take a picture like this, I always focus my eye too much on the subject and forget to check the background for such irregularities. So thanks for bringing it up.

Ray