Good idea, but a bit too desaturated.

Actually, I didn't desaturate it at all...I actually INCREASED the yellows and cyans.

It's a jungle, not the middle of a desert...

See for yourself:
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/6b20f7fc34.jpg
I've lightened the overall image 5%, for those who may have darker monitor resolutions.

My nontechnical reaction is "blah." In your source pic, the cabin and its immediate environment are brighter/more-attention-grabbing (have a higher dynamic range) than anything in this image. Everything here is uniformly dark with no brighter portion to capture the viewer's attention.

Thank you, Dan and Nator. Your comments give me a direction to aim for as to how to correct and improve the image.

Woooowwww...very good with crops and nice choice to the new background. I think this give value to the final art.

is that a shed made of wood and gold ? must be expensive then,....oh well I want just to live there......LOL.....

very nice work author...best of luck

nicely done...... good blending and colors..... good luck

Wow you turned it into the Unibomer's shack! GL!