Hello from the Critique Club-
I liked that you took a little bit of a different take on the challenge with this, and added some other elements to spice things up than just the foliage. Having said that, I think that the elements you introduced are somewhat overbearing and somewhat take the show regarding the challenge topic. The scene itself is very nice, but it doesn̢۪t really say foliage to me. As you noted in your comments, the sky is a bit hazy. I like the degree to which the other shore of the body of water is obscured by the haze, but it makes the sky less dynamic. The foliage you did have in your photo is pleasing, with a wide variety of colors and species, but doesn̢۪t feel like your subject. To make the foliage more a focal point, I would consider bringing more of the plants in the lower left into the frame, lowering the perspective and maybe blurring the background village a bit. If foliage weren̢۪t the focal point, I would find your choice of composition very successful.
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