love these impressionistic strokes, adithya. upper-left corner leaf is attracting much, you may burn it a little. how about darkening the shadows futher to increase contrast?
looks like an abstract painting....well done..the curve lines add a lot to the image....the single leaf is slightly distracting from the main subject, that is the reflection i feel....bit more cropping from the left??
looks like a Monet art work to me. Brilliant colors and its just the leaf which gives away the true nature of the shot. i would say retaining the leaf is better as it gives a curious surreal/real appeal to the image