I think this might have been better in color, to help show the depth. In black and white, the roots look somewhat "flat" and nondescript.

For me, black and white is most effective when there are strong visual contrasts. Grays just all tend to blend together.

You maybe right, MossyB, but I was fooled by the fact that it looked a bit spooky, which, for some reason, I liked.

That's the point, it's hard to see or appreciate the "spooky" in black and white, it just kind of looks like a big gray mass.

Beauty from chaos. The subtle colors really make this a fantastic shot. I'd crop more of the right side off, to put more emphasis on the tangled cluster, but this is still a fascinating photo. Nice work!

I liked the horizontal piece on the right, but I also had a problem with the tree behind it. You confirmed my need to crop. Thanks for your suggestion.

Definitely time for a re-potting, that poor baby is truly root bound! Nice shadows, but I would have liked to see more of the pot on the left, just for a better sense of composition. This composition places too much dominance on the broken large broken shards, and not enough on the roots.

nice find