Beautifully done, but selective desaturation is not allowed.

YOU BET ! Excellent

Nice image, but I feel you are overusing filters, almost like you have just discovered them.
We have always discouraged filters that make painterly changes, trying to stay closer to a 'real' photograph.
The way the rules are written, you creation is probably OK.

Thanks to joining this site I am beginning to see the beauty in the natural photograph (without too much manipulation) and that is a good thing because I do have a tendency to overdo. I shall revisit this one again...the ordinary photograph however, (to my eyes) looks really bland. Thank you so much for your thoughts I appreciate them very much. PS the members in my Photo Club also all shy away from filter use.

Love this one,tonal quality is superb and so like the placement of musician in this,well thought through shot and shows the photographer knows there stuff

your welcome

really don,t think this can be improved,the Buddhist monks are in a unique position which radiates peace,there appears to be a bit of movement in the right arm of the left monk,but apart from that a nice shot.

Thank you for your thoughts. So appreciate you stopping by.