For the sake of composition I would have given this image a slight tilt to ease the rigidness. However, this is not to take away from its beauty and the great job you have done with the capture and the droplets. Bumping from 6 to 7
The water droplets are a bit distracting--if applied, then a bit heavy on the mister--if not, then a paint brush would help reduce and refine them before shooting. DOF shows control, but the vertical stem and far leaf show color fringing--perhaps a processing artifact. Pink frame fights for attention--it's not just a DPC thing--use frames to contain your subject and subtly enhance and you'll do better.
I really wish you hadn't added the border. The color of the buds clashes with it. I'm not sure also if this would have worked a little better had there been more room on the top and bottom (not cropped so tightly vertically) or if the branch and buds had been angled a bit more. Other than that, though, I like this shot a lot.
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