I like it quite a bit, John. The asymmetry really does it for me… specifically the dark band in the ice. I think some nice geometric patterns and similar lines in the ice would’ve worked just fine, but this really gives it an unexpected touch and makes for a nice surprise.
This ice image works great, like it a lot. Especially the darker band of ice, that shows the leaf in a different way, adds a lot to the quality of the image. I do not think that images should be cleaned to perfection, but anyhow one idea could be to erase some leaves parts that are close to any of the edges.