Thank a million everyone for your replies, really appreciate it. Regarding blown highlights, yes – in the 3rd shot I was shooting into the sun and I tried to balance it to make the best of the effect using the tree. In the first shot – the blown highlights – how would you avoid this? It wasn’t an incredibly bright day and it was about 4pm so not the brightest time of the day either this time of the year. Apologies for ingnorance!
Camera is after acting up and is now away getting an estimate for being fixed. Gutted :(