I'm not at all sure I like the de-sat here - and the ropes seem over-sharpened and exposed. i like the arbitrariness of the background in respect of the subject.
This is a really lovely image... the pixels and noise are a bit distracting though. One thing I do find with digital cameras is you have to watch your ISO settings. Try to set it at the lowest (50 or 100) and this pixel problem will probably go away. I really like the colours in this.