The contrast is very low, I find it washes out the picture a bit. Did you use B&W film or digitally B&W it in post?
The background is very plain and boring. As well, the focal distance makes the leaves blur and it makes me feel a bit nauseous, as my mind interprets it as moving a bit. Then again, considering the subject matter, maybe this is a plus.
If I could reshoot this shot, I would move the camera a tiny bit to the left to eliminate that white bubble in the lower right hand corner. It only distracts from the picture. As much as I like the rule of thirds alignment of the face, there must be some way to get rid of that white interference without sacrificing the thirds.
All in all though, it’s much better a shot than most people take. You have a good eye for photography, I very much enjoyed your shots “Tractor with Flowers” and “Turtle and Frog”.