Redbud leaves-- not so green

.....thinking about nature color, shapes, and shadows, here are several color variations of the same photo of redbud leaves which show different intensities of contrasts between the black shadows and the color. I love the layering of the leaves in this photos, which simultaneously conveys both flatness and depth.  I also like the delicacy of the black stem contrasted with the large, solid shapes of the shadows.  I can imagine this image in different colored  silks...