Excellent image of handsome one. Beautiful colors and details. I like the side lights and golden lights coming in the BG.
I could see the vertical crop too.
Very well done, Dan. I agree with you on the acorn. It gives you a little touch of reality. Thanks for not cleaning that up. There is a little shade of blue on the water ripple that I might consider toning it down, but other than that this is really unusual being sidelit and makes a really good image!