Thanks, Marie, and you are absolutely right. The bright spots -- almost ubiquitous in my images -- are caused by the sun. I live in New Mexico and Sol is relentless. I have been thinking about adding an umbrella to my gear, not to shoot through but to provide some limited shade.

I've tried several times in both NX2 and PSE 6 to do something about those areas. However, either they're unfixable (totally blown out) or beyond my expetise.

Ken