Ok back to basics. P&P aside and the bags of expensive gear that none of us can afford I think we have all shot scenes whose only redeeming feature is the light itself. For trees you need to be very far away (so as not to see the fuzz) or so near that we are probably talking leaves instead of trees. The possible exception being a tree with strong limbs right out to the tips (lightening blown or dead)
There is always going to be compromises with shooting into the sun that cannot be fixed in PP.
Steve, there is nowt wrong with your image that a little tonal curve manipulation cannot put right. Someone on here said recently that we spout the use of photoshop without knowing what we are actually doing to the image in the technical sense....does not matter in the least. Play around with whatever you want whether you understand it or not. If it bags the image you have achieved the required result....unless of course we should enjoy self flagellation with a dead cat.
Right, how was that was I fierce and masterful enough

Actually it is good practice for the critique and my headache has gone
