I think it's great.
Judging, in many competitions, is so subjective as to be completely arbitrary. Please do not take it to heart.
I used to be very competitive in photography when I was younger. It got so that I won awards in nearly every event I entered. Then I entered one of my very finest photographs, one that had won multiple awards, in another competition where it did not even merit an honorable mention. I knew it was good, so just because that judge did not agree did not bother me so much.
Follow your instincts and do not be put off by this one event. Just rise above it.