Golden morning

I was determined to get out and enjoy the sun for a bit this morning, before tackling the mountain of marking.

This was my second and more satisfactory attempt with my big stopper - a brisk breeze has produced plenty of cloud and branch movement. However, I did have to clone out what seemed to be sun-flare spots on the grass. I'm not sure if that was due to light leakage round the filter or simply an effect of the changing light/moving grass. Any tips gratefully received!

This was another image where I dithered over the colour v mono version, but I plumped for colour today. It seemed a shame not to... :) Please have a look in large.

Have a good week everyone.