Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by kiwinick:
very artistic with the floating leaves but for me natural history shots should be as they are, I dont think desaturation is a valid tool in this area .3

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by drydoc:
Came back to bump this up a notch. BOL

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by train:
A 10 from me this is wonderful such a pretty image
I hope you do well

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by Nobody:
The selective use of color is interesting, but for a bird challenge, it really switches focus to the plant. Did you try color for the plant & the bird? That might work better.

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by Jinjit:
Wonderful use of selective desat.
Sweet and emotive photo.

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by Hye5:
I like this, but I'm not so sure about selective desat being used on this one.

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by muggle_girl:
aww that's just so cute! great idea with keeping the colour just on the foilage

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by Matthew:
desat really draws attention away from the subject - this is the opposite of what I am sure you intended.

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by Beagleboy:
I would have rather seen this all in colour, all B&W or as a nice duotone.

Serenity
by Nitrox

Comment by LalliSig:
Sorry but I am not a big fan of selective desaturation, I can tell you right away I would have scored this even higher if it had been in colour or all in b/w. Anyway, I still like this shot a lot, it lives up to it´s title and it makes me curious what is in store for this little duckling and the vegetation adds to the shot. Good job.