Holiday, just got a few minutes to catch up on the posts and yes, this is very good information! Sorry I wasn't one of the first 50 viewers or I would have commented. I have trouble with #6, I never seem to find a good focal point when I do a landscape. I do #3, I love to tilt my trees so that they bend in different directions.
Anyhow, these are good steps and I can certainly use this information to improve myself.
Thanks