Shiva, Guardian of the Schoolkids, Chennai, India.
by Falc

Comment by jbsmithana:
Very appealing shot but I'm not sure if it would not have been better to either make it all b/w or all color. But I still think it was a great capture fitting the subject.

Shiva, Guardian of the Schoolkids, Chennai, India.
by Falc

Comment by Skip:
this is an interesting image, but do not understand why you desaturated it.

Shiva, Guardian of the Schoolkids, Chennai, India.
by Falc

Comment by aggiedanelover:
I love your choice of selective desaturation. Great job!

Shiva, Guardian of the Schoolkids, Chennai, India.
by Falc

Comment by Tranquil:
To me, the selective desaturation puts too much focus on the brightly colored flowers than on the children. If you were to still use the selec. desat...in this photo, I would do one of two things...desat everything but the children, or desaturate everything but the flowers and the child on the far right. This would add some extra interest to a potentially strong photo.

Shiva, Guardian of the Schoolkids, Chennai, India.
by Falc

Comment by annasense:
I would like to have seen this all in color or all in B/W, but I do love the capture anyway. The selective desaturation doesn't work for me here, but it's not distracting enough to take away from a really great picture. :) Nice job.

Shiva, Guardian of the Schoolkids, Chennai, India.
by Falc

Comment by LisaCan:
would like to see this in colour or full b&w but lovely!

Shiva, Guardian of the Schoolkids, Chennai, India.
by Falc

Comment by JPR:
I like the photo but not the processing on this one. I don't like the effect of the selective desaturation as it calls attention to what I believe is not the main subject of the photo. I also don't like the bland sepia. I think this would have worked well as a black and white done so that the lightness in the kids shirts stood out more and brought the viewers attention to them. 7

Neon Blue Damselfish
by Falc

Comment by dave2119:
wow; nice capture;good sharpness and theme appropriate

Neon Blue Damselfish
by Falc

Comment by sprite777:
The murky, dull background detracts from an image that could otherwise be great. 5

Neon Blue Damselfish
by Falc

Comment by blueskyboris:
Wow! impressive neon fish picture.. nice background color contrast.