Hi Rebecca
This is sure a pretty little shot you have here!! My gosh the reflections of the trees and the slightly rippled waters are very nice to look at. And of coarse the goose makes the perfect centerpiece!
Paul
Nice shot, Rebecca. The bright, overexposed area takes up quite a bit of space and reduces impact on all the other components.
You might try a crop from the top border, down to almost the end of the White area, add a bit of contrast and the birch reflection will still make a great background, but the goose, framed by the twigs will have a much greater impact.
I will be honest when I was going through the new images I thought just another bird on water. Then I went back to it and noticed hey this is a very well composed and thought out shot. You have taken a cracking image on this one. Top marks.