Thanks Keith, Brendan, and canon-ball!


Keith, I actually tried a lower angle shot there (splayed-out tripod, near ground level), but I preferred the shot with more of the reflections visible. I agree that the overexposed trees are distracting, a necessity (without HDR or selective PP) since I was exposing for the reflections, primarily.


Brendan, yeah I wasn't happy about ISO 3200 for the American red squirrel. It was a grab shot - I was standing at the end of the bridge, shooting birds flying over the marsh in manual mode with those shutter/aperture settings (and auto ISO) when I happened to look down and saw that little guy in the shade.


Canon-ball, yes, the EF-S 17-55mm is an excellent lens - very versatile and IMO the best general purpose zoom for a 1.6x crop body.