Debbie said it so well.. what a beautiful capture of this lovely lady mallard and the autumn reflections framing her add another element for a truly beautiful image, Yves. Her reflection is especially good too! Sorry for the delay on commenting.. I've had some internet problems lately.
Thank you Heather. Due to condition of shooting in nature there is often a little someting that is not perfect in photos. I consider that one quite perfect in all the aspect of a photo. You noticed too. Her reflection is almost like on a mirror surface water. But the modern art painting like water tel it is not. I guess I was quite lucky on that shot.
Simply beautiful Yves. From the side glance and eye contact to the great feather detail the mallard is exquisite. I really like how the fall colours reflect in the water and the gentle ripples behind the mallard complete the story. Very very nice.
Thanks Debra for the nice comments. Agree with you. The light was so perfect on that morning that details of the feathers are very crisp and I did not have to do any corrections.