scott, welcome to usefilm.com. we are all here to learn from each other to become better and better. i think you have a good eye for natural situations. in this case you should have helped the automatic exposure by first heading at the more darker parts or, other version, get between the trees and concentrate on a tree framed part of the sky for more dramatic impression. good light always! regards charlie.f.kohn@sixpence-pictures.com // madrid