Is This Too In Your Face?

I painted this small tree study trying to keep it simple. I showed it to an another plein air artist, Rob Decker, and he said he didn't  like the composition. Why? "It is too in your face".

"Look At Me!" 7X5 Oil on Canvas

Well, I can be that type of person so I am thinking so can my surf tree study. 
This study was completed on site at the mouth of the Winchuck River south of Brookings, Oregon.