Love the looks of the water, with the reflections and the ripples. Nice colors and a great composition. An early morning swim is absolutely out of the question for me. I am not a member of the Polar Bear club. LOL.
He is probably just returning for a hard night of partying in the woods with a tiger. :) I like the effect and lets hope the Missus is asleep on the nest.
Good post Ami.
Fine image Ami - If you want my opinion, I think a little brighter would have been better - then if the glare was too much you could have reduced that by using "darken highlights" (that is, if you are using photoshop or photoshop elements).
Reading only the title in my friends-list was sufficient enough to make me shivering Ami, as I thought you had depicted a person taking a swim in wintertime. It eased my mind when I saw that a duck was the subject, lol.
Thanks for a very fine post. Well done.
Regards, Cornelius.
Jimbob