Panorama Help Please

I just took what I think could be a decent panorama although I expect I will have to go back and reshoot it to get more grass.

This is my first attempt at a panorama and I could use a little help. This is SOC using photoshop to stitch. As you can see somehow I lost the top right corner. I figure I could fix that either in how I crop or with careful use of the clone tool. This was taken in two vertical rows and is comprised of 26 shots.

There is a lot more grass in front in the real world so right now I am thinking I should add more grass, on the other hand I could get rid of the grass entirely.

The grass goes uphill in the right corner (notice that the trees stay pretty much straight). At first I thought it may be distortion from how I shot but in going back and looking at the individual images the grass does actually go up hill.

What I am looking for here is some advice on composition and technique so if the weather allows me to go back tomorrow I can be better prepared. I am pretty lucky as this is 15 minutes from my house so I have easy access. I am more worried about losing the leaves.

I would really appreciate any help or constructive feedback!

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Bill, panoramas are tough. this is a superwide one, and honestly it doesnot do it for me. it seems to go on and on for no particular reason. you have some lovely colors on the right side. how about shooting that with the distant mountains, and an interesting sky?

I can't help you with your question, but just wanted to say I like it... The nuanced shades from left to right at first glance look similar but have nice variance. Enough in my mind to warrant you to continue the mission. Good Luck and show us the final version

Friday looks like the first day the weather will allow me to go back for another try. Hopefully the sky will be better. I think a blue sky could add a lot to this image. I also think it would do better with some more height. What I am still pondering is weather or not to add more grass.

Thanks for the feedback so far, please keep it coming!! I need more answers!

Also keep in mind this is SOC, no processing other than stitching

Your focus should be on an interesting section of the trees where you have a lot of different colours - yellows, reds and greens. Forget about the grass - it adds nothing to this type of shot in my opinion. Move around to frame the far distant mountains in the background, not the closer hills. This format is way too wide. Stitch enough to get a 3x1 aspect ratio, which is a more traditional pano format, and is much more pleasing to the eye. Consider shooting at dawn or dusk.