I am not quite sure how I feel about desaturation but it is a technique challenge that I decided to try. I think choosing the right subject can impact the results and I am unsure about this subject. It looked so much better in full color to me.
Odd technique. I applaud you for trying. I think it is pretty in the soft colors, but I definitely think I prefer the more natural vibrant color of these plants.
I think this is a cool photo--nice composition and detail. I like the desaturation--I think it gives it sort of a vintage feeling, like an old photo or fabric
@30pics4jackiesdiamond am so glad you like it Jackie Thanks bunches @tunia It did turn out better than I thought it would but so different from the original @randystreat that is a really good way to describe it Kathy! @maggiemae I hadn't looked at it like that but have to agree with you MM! thanks for the suggestion @amyk That is so nice of you to say Amy thank you so much @shutterbug49 I thought it odd too but there is a certain intriguing quality about finding the right subject to make it work thanks Debbie @eudora I can see that and it does make it nicer to look at Thank you Diane @ludwigsdiana That is really very nice of you Diana thank you so much @koalagardens Thanks Katrina. I felt much the same @dutchothotmailcom tha makes me glad I chose it for the background Thank you Esther @louannwarren How nice of you Lou Ann I am glad you do @linnypinny I guess each one has its place thanks so much Lin @gijsje That is really nice of you to say bep I am glad you do!
I would have to agree with you- this wasn't the right subject for desaturation. I think it works better for "old things" or when you're going for a nostalgic feel in the photo. When the original colors are not as bright and bold the photo lends itself to low or no color much better (think of some of those train station photos I've been posting too many of recently!). The colors are so bright and vivid on these flowers to begin with that when you take the color out, it just looks like something went wrong with the camera and the picture came out poorly. mho (Which seems to be the opposite of all the comments above!)
@madamelucy I didn't at first but it has grown on me a bit thanks Terri @olivetreeann I originally felt the same but this one has grown on me a bit the more I look at it! Thanks Ann
@tunia It did turn out better than I thought it would but so different from the original
@randystreat that is a really good way to describe it Kathy!
@maggiemae I hadn't looked at it like that but have to agree with you MM! thanks for the suggestion
@amyk That is so nice of you to say Amy thank you so much
@shutterbug49 I thought it odd too but there is a certain intriguing quality about finding the right subject to make it work thanks Debbie
@eudora I can see that and it does make it nicer to look at Thank you Diane
@ludwigsdiana That is really very nice of you Diana thank you so much
@koalagardens Thanks Katrina. I felt much the same
@dutchothotmailcom tha makes me glad I chose it for the background Thank you Esther
@louannwarren How nice of you Lou Ann I am glad you do
@linnypinny I guess each one has its place thanks so much Lin
@gijsje That is really nice of you to say bep I am glad you do!
@olivetreeann I originally felt the same but this one has grown on me a bit the more I look at it! Thanks Ann