Shoe Pond in November

This is another of the photos that I took on November 2, during a walk at the Cummings Center Pond (also known as Shoe Pond) here in Beverly, MA.  What I liked was the reflections of the trees across the water, and the golding leaves of a bent birch tree.  But in the original photo, the view was framed by two or three tall trees, and I struggled to get a pleasant combination.  After many tries, I finally came up with this one just today.  I cropped out two of the trees, and now it works.