Thanks guys. I have gone on and off the blurred foreground many times, thinking that perhaps a little less might have worked better. Nevertheless, it remains one of my favourites and is still hung on the wall.
I've played with a few variations - some off the top, some off the bottom, a square crop and so on. I think you can spend too long in indecision - so i just stuck with, hung and have lived with this version. I might try something else in the future.... or tackle one of the many other unprinted negs I've got lying around!