Nice picture. Would change the composition if it was me though.
Like put the leaf more to the left or right, depending on whatever else then comes into view
This was a great idea. Everybody knows that plants will s-t-r-e-t-c-h towards light. I get it and I like it. This is different from the other entries I have seen and that is a plus. I love it when photos are not what I expected to see. 6
I see the correlation to darkness and I think the idea is a great one. I'm not sure the composition pulls it off however. As a suggestion to try, I would go from a different angle, so the fern left is perpendicular to you --| it'd be sticking out that way instead of towards you, then if possible have most of it blending into a black background and use some placed light sources to shine down on the end of the fern so you see how it is in fact trying to reach the light, even better might be to have the light source shining at a spot just beyond the fern's reach to give the struggle a bit more oomph. As it is, the image has some lovely rich color but the focus is just a bit soft and I think the impact is soft too based on the title/idea it appears you're trying to convey. I gave a 4.