Adjusted the RGB curves slightly, sharpened overall, darkened the sun, and cloned out a few spots in the water. Otherwise it's pretty much the same as originally taken.
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What is your primary subject in this image? I find my eyes jumping from the ducks, to the sun, to the reflection of the tall tree, to the grass in the foreground, and back to the ducks. The color balance is really nice (subtle), but I'm not sure I like the composition for the reason above.
I like the simplicity of this, with the limited palette of tones and hues. Nice evocation of mood. Subject is uncertain -- my eye is drawn to the bright sun, but compositionally the ducks want to be the subject. Slightly oversharpened? .. haloes evident? 6