“Nature” should share this photo’s copyright, having provided all the elements: setting, color balance, framing–even a cruising-goose prop.
A slight breeze was rippling the water of a small trailside lake in Kansas the day I stopped walking to catch my breath , reflect on the special beauty of this place–and then, capture it digitally to enjoy at will in the years since.
Technical info: SLR. F-stop, 5.2. Shutter speed, 1/200.