007: The first thing I would say is “Be your fiercest critic”. You’ll then know where/when something isn’t quite right. And therefore get better and better. We’re frequently reshooting footage at the moment, to get it spot on - at least whenever possible. Some top film directors routinely do 50 takes or thereabouts!
I would begin the music with the title, either immediately or very soon afterward. For me, it currently starts too late and the initial silence doesn’t work (although I can see your reasoning).
Being detailed, I would slightly shorten your fourth sequence (bird flying). You’ve correctly decided to cut just after the bird has gone out of frame, but waited a bit too long (in terms of frames or split seconds) before making the out point.
Some of your later shots seem to suffer from underexposure. The foreground is very dark - which is fine if you’re wanting a silhouette effect (but I’m not sure it’s best here). The downside is a washed-out background. My question would be “Which is the most important subject matter?” and then get that correctly exposed.
As for colour, when you’re filming natural landscapes, I’m definitely of the view to work during the golden hours - the first and last hour(s) of sunlight. Nature’s warm colours are hard to beat and should need little or no colour correction (ideal for you). We’re currently getting up at 4.45am and mainly flying/filming between 5.30am and 6.30am to capture the best morning light.
To repeat what I said a while back, you definitely have the potential to be a top professional cinematographer when at your very best (if it wasn’t for your actual worthy work). So keep pushing, pushing, pushing - without crashing, of course.
