I went back to the duck pond this evening, but I could not get there til the sun was almost too far gone.  In this picture (F-22, 1/2 sec., ISO-100), I not only added some saturation, hue and tint, but I also blackened the shadows some and I actually reduced the clarity to give it a softer look.  I'm still experimenting with exactly what time of day to shoot and how much tuning to do in Photoshop Elements.