[JFSanders]

Marija, Wonderful subject you have chosen. From a technical standpoint the camera will not let you do too many bad things. So technically your photo is pretty good. From an artistic standpoint and a designer standpoint, your photo is just off the mark. When you are going to make a photograph it is just as important maybe more important to get the back ground right. When you see a subject that you find interesting you should stare at it from different angles. Kind of like a plane flying around it, high, low, left, right, down, up, etc. While doing that make sure you not only look at your subject but what is behind it as well.

Looking at your picture, see where if you had panned to the left it would have had more green instead of sky? If you panned right, it would have had more yellow than blown out sky? Also, if your intention was to show his precarious hold on the leaf would it have been better to shoot from above instead of eye level?

As a first try, I think it is wonderful. Get to the library and find books on photography to help you understand just what goes on when you push that button. The artistic part is already within you. Keep posting.