I am thinking I'd trade nice light on those trees for beautiful clouds just about any day of the week... That has to be one of the best skies I've seen at Oxbow. You handled the situation well.
You didn't happen to bracket any exposures there that bring up the tree detail a bit? Might be interesting to see if you can simulate an GND and bring out those colors a little more, although I realize that can make an image a little hokey looking sometimes.
At any rate, thanks for posting.
Dan
Hmm..i may rework this one a little later with more detail in the foreground...thanks for the suggestion.