I like the sky through the branch effect. It might have been interesting to see a slightly lower camera angle that lifted the branches up so they didn't overlap the ground in the background, keeping them all in the sky...and maybe providing a touch more background. But I don't know the limitations you faced when shooting the scene. Still very nice branch silhouetting over a gradated sky.
very aesthetic. A simple blue with no clouds would not have been that beautiful. I like using silhouettes to frame otherwise bland sky. and yes the silhouettes provinding real fell of depth.
--Gaurav
