IT looks like the perfect publicity shot for Marks & Spencer's autumn range of children's clothes, but this prize picture was captured by an Oxford Mail Camera Club member.

Heidi Hayward shared the shot with the club Facebook group and was inundated with praise for her talents.

The snapper revealed she took the photo in Watchfield near Faringdon while 'looking for Autumn'.

Asked who her charming model was she replied: "It's a friend's little girl as my boys refuse to smile for me anymore!"

Heidi's perfect portrait is just one of the dozens we have been inundated with this week on our them of 'autumn leaves'.

We have also been sent leaves in gold, crimson, yellow and orange, not to mention a good haul of mushrooms, conkers and spiders.

See Friday's Oxford Mail for our pic of this week's best.