Thanks for the feedback, xfiftyfour, Jelaboo, and Martin C. I think the colored version is starting to grow on me but I will do as suggested and muck around with the b&w version a bit in Photoshop to see if I can get it to look better with some increased contrast.
baby duck monge: I love the colors.
seenew: Awesome concept. I think you executed this well.
freebooter: Nice macro shot. There's so much detail in that shot.
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Anyways, here is today's.
I am kicking myself for not taking my 70-200 with me on the day that I shot this.