Leaf Wave

[Theo]

[aprilS]

There is an awful lot of information to try to organize here, and I can appreciate where (I think) you're going with the three zones.

But...I'm not sure it's successful. The bright areas in the bokeh upper right -- even though they are leaf shaped -- draw my eye quite a bit, so I can't fully enjoy the underlying circular forms that contrast/echo the main wave.

Then I notice the hard edges on twigs left, and think "solarized." A viewer who is not a photographer might not apply that term, but they might feel there's something artificial about the image.

Then again, the first syllable of that word is "art"...

[eob]

In general, there's something very stark and gothic in this murky image. For some reason, I am reminded of Albrecht Dürer (very loosely). That mood/perception draws my attention to the details and then, like April, I notice those solarized edges - and I realize that that's what helps to make this stark mood.

OTOH, the light spots in the background definitely work against a cohesive composition. I would try to clone them out with some more subdued tones that you have plenty of in this image.