otter portrait wildlife-photography

[otter with wet fur and visible whiskers] floats in calm water holding [heart-shaped stone]. The subject is a medium close-up that fills the lower half of a vertical 2:3 frame, centered slightly toward the lower-center so the head and paws occupy the lower third while the rock sits in center-lower area. Background water occupies the upper two-thirds with soft surface ripples and gentle reflections, leaving negative space in the upper-left quadrant to balance the composition. Light is soft and diffused from above with subtle warm rim highlights on the subject and cool deep-teal reflections across the water. Texture is evident on the subject's wet surface and on the stone, described as smooth-worn rock with small pitted details that catch specular highlights. Render as intimate, natural wildlife-photography with shallow depth so the subject is sharp and the water behind it falls into a gentle blur.