Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by Glacierwolf:
Even on a second visit to this picture - it ooks like a normal picture of flowers growing in a rock on a cloudy day. The flowers at the bottom being the main subject, it's not until the eye wanders up the trail away from the subject and discovers the sky and trees are black and white. Desaturating this picture doesn't enhance the main subject...... it just makes the picture a curiosity. A closer crop on the flowers would have given you the rock's texture for contrast, the greens to desaturate and the blooms would have make the picture stand out.

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by JC_Homola:
Wow,, great perspective. This image has a lot going for it. But, I'm afraid that for this challenge, I find there is not enough impact of the remaining colour to make a really strong statement. Possibly if you had composed the shot to have the flowers fill more of the frame. As it stands this would be stunning as full black and white. 6

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by kirsty_mcn:
i like it, but perhaps its a little less effective given that the rock would be a grey-ish colour anyway

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
Very interesting photo and composition but the amount of color in this submission is a bit too subtle to be effective imo.

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by bongo:
Coloured areas too small.

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by dunces:
The trace color is almost overwhelmed by all the gray. But not quite. :) 8

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by Lafaminit:
excellent picture.

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by difarnecio:
Nice idea, if only the flowers were bigger. what can you do?

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by Gracious:
NICE job!!!

Wildflower Trail
by khkai

Comment by Pidd:
This is a great image. I love it. Not only is your use of selective desaturation appropriate, it's almost necessary for this shot to be as strong as it is. I love the texture of the rocks and the clouds. Good luck.