And if taken literally, the definition/meaning of simplicity more than applies, methinks.
Best of luck, should you decided to enter.
And again, it is a nice shot.
p.s. Lil' bit of noise present. Not sure what image editing software you have at your disposal, however.. and forging ahead ... here is a freeware noise removal program available as standalone or plugin:
As far as the noise, you're right, I didn't notice it before. I think it got introduced in the HDR processing. I used Zoner Photo Studio to clean up the noise a bit, you can see the result here... http://i.imgur.com/4Ao4b.jpg ...wish I could change my picture on here :-).
A beautiful and calming image, soft yet sharp where it counts, clearly showing us the branches and birdhouse. It doesn't follow the rule of thirds but doing that would have ruined the image, it being necessary to let us see the full tree and its reflection (rules are made to be broken). Into my favorites and thank you.
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My thanks to all who leave comments for my work and to those of you who like one enough to make it a favourite. To touch just one person that way makes each image worthwhile. . . . . . . . . .. . . . "The question is not what you look at, but what you see" ~ Marcel Proust