Removing lens flare?

[GB1]

Hi - I have a pic that is pretty good, but has a small lens flare 'ball' shape near the sun. Can anyone suggest a good way to remove it? I have Corel Photopaint but it seems like a real chore to sit down and change the image. I'm wondering if there's a tool out there that can help with it.

Thanks. Image is attached.

GB

[Michael Fanelli]

Hi - I have a pic that is pretty good, but has a small lens flare 'ball' shape near the sun. Can anyone suggest a good way to remove it? I have Corel Photopaint but it seems like a real chore to sit down and change the image. I'm wondering if there's a tool out there that can help with it.

On first blush, it would appear that the only solution is to clone tool it out.

[another view]

I'd say clone it out too, but that's a Photoshop tool and I'm not familiar with Corel Paint. It will take a little time to do it, but shouldn't be too bad. With something like that, I usually start by blowing it up to about 2-300% and use a small brush.

OTOH, to photographers, lens flare is pretty natural to see in a backlit scene. Just a thought. Nice shot, like the flare coming off the sun (I guess that's what I call it but that may not be correct).