good idea, and cool use of DOF. Lots of lighting missing on the leafs, unfortunatly. A slightly tighter crop and a small frame couldve helped bringing more life into the shot. 5.
I gave this pic a 7, only thing I find a littly bothersome is the out of focus twig on the right bottom leave... as this is a fantastic pic you can afford to play a little with bringing out the colors of the leaves.