I tried to explain to my adult brother that he has OCD ... after thinking for a moment he replied "Nope ... I just like things done in particular ways"!
You did great - wonderfully smooth! ;) Don't worry - I also took like 200 pics when I first starting doing ICM last year. You want to make sure you are getting some colour in the shot - even if it's only a little and then you can enhance later in processing. Now, I try to include the ground in the shots to add more texture/colour (or tops of trees with their leaves). You have to play around with the spacing between the trees since you also want light coming through from the back. If they are too close together - it will be too dark and 'closed in'. I'm still looking for the perfect set of trees. I usually see them when we're driving on the highway (during sunrise or sunset) but we are not able to stop there. So still hunting.... ;)
Fire away Hope! The results are amazing!