A classic motif in many ways; I too wanted to picture a regular pattern of leaves. I found it very hard to find an appealing composition, this is what I ended up with.
Printed on matte paper, bleached to get some extra highlight contrast and finally toned in viradon (does not show well on this scan)
Beautifully done. The light on the leaves keeps all the detail in the bright spots, the tones in the shadow. Bleaching seems perfectly natural. Fantastic execution