But the plus point is that you have seen the 'problem' yourself. And that development of a critical eye is, I think, a crucial stage on the learnign curve.
I know I still experience wanting one of my images to be so good that objective critical capability get's thrown out and I convince myself it's good. But in reality, when I look at it again......
The other question I'd have about this one is whether all the shadow playing across the flowers detracts from the effectiveness fo the image?