I've been taking some photos out in the Alps and often find myself shooting into direct sunlight. The shots I take always seem to end up with the sun as a huge white blob with no real definition, as the overexposure kind of bleeds into the surrounding area.
I've noticed on quite a few of Jon Griffith's shots (e.g.
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0008/2132/products/MG_6150_1024x1024.jpg?v... that he manages to get the sun pretty well defined, with a sort of ray effect, which looks far better.
Any tips on how to achieve this?