Deep shade broken...

beautiful, b&w really works for that shot, maybe has a bit too much left on the bottom

I thought those bits below helped offset the leaves extending up beyond, but what I'm thinking should go are those two and half interlopers sneaking in on the image to the left. The idea is the image is meant to come across sort of looking like an EKG or oscilloscope.

Thanks for the suggestion, Rick

Edit: In fact I did zap those guys off and stretched the image a little.

What a great image. The BW is a excellent choice!

Thanks Mike.