Now that you mention the faults... Don't EVER pass up an image like this because you forgot a tripod. Its beautiful! But you probably do want to go back some day with different equipment and explore. Maybe in the snow. Or rain. Or fog. It will never be the same. If you forget the tripod, find a tree. Or a big rock. If you think its a mistake, fine, learn from it. That's a nice thing about this forum; we can all learn. I'd sure be proud of both of these images. Your composition and sense of delicate light is excellent. Different photographers will interpret the scene in entirely different ways.