That level of "creative composition" I have no problem with (and fully applaud) - you're taking a subject and waiting for the "right light" to shoot it. My question is, say you have a neat layer of sand next to a stream, and yards away you find a perfect fall leaf, so you take the leaf and place it in the perfect sand and shoot it - you get a beautiful shot, but do you feel comfortable about it? Personally, I wouldn't, but I'm out to record what I see - the stock photog who needs to make a living may see this as fine (he's gonna sell an image)....but to me, it's not "natural"...? Your waiting for the right light is a matter of waiting for nature to place your subject in the ideal environment - you're not really manipulating the scene - just demonstrating patience.