I took this photo as an "assignment" for a workshop on black and white photography a few years ago. I wonder if I would have taken it otherwise as even though I always take a camera with me on walks near where I live I don't consider myself much of a landscape or "nature" photographer except to document plants, animals, insects, etc., because I like to know what "natural" (endemic) life persists in this semi-rural area gradually being transformed intosuburbia. I was drawn to the take the picture because of the strong lines, light & shadow, and almost hidden details of the ripples and ducks. I think this was one of the more successful photos I took for that project.