We all have bad days. I have followed it up with some more opinion.
Look.. at the end of the day, shoot what makes you happy, but spot colour has been one of those things that's been so done to death that it's like being tied to a chair and being forced to watch the 70s Shake and Vac advert over and over again... at some point you'll snap.
You should experiment with techniques, of course. There is some value in DOING this spot colour technique, as you're learning how to mask things off, and make small area adjustments.. that's a transferable skill that can be applied to a massive range of images.
The results though, no matter how masterfully done, often look very tacky.. especially the blue eye thing. However... if it makes you happy, go ahead, but if you post it up publicly, be prepared for those who spend their lives looking at images professionally, day in, day out, to be less than impressed, as your shake and vac ad may the one that trips the switch.
I apologise unreservedly for the short, and quite probably useless initial reply, but I hope this post is more helpful.
The thing is, that first shot (once I've forced myself to peer past the sledge hammer-like lack of subtlety of the spot colour) is actually a very evocative shot. I'm assuming it has some relevance in football... which I know nothing about, but I'm trying to grasp the story. It simply doesn't need the spot colour. It's just forcing the viewer to concentrate on the rose and almost rendering everything else unimportant. Being picky I;d have shot from a different angle if possible to shift the white window frame out of view, as that's distracting.. but it still intrigues me. Did you place the rose?.. I'd like to think you didn't
The fact is though, it took a moderator shouting at me to look at it again, as I was so sick to death of seeing spot colour that I instantly rejected it.
Sometimes.. when I've spent all day trying to be encouraging to people as part of my job.. often when it's very difficult to be, having the professional and diplomatic duct tape ripped from my mouth when I get home, sometimes makes me act less than professionally in here. This has been well noted many times... I'm probably going to do it again at some point, and I;ll get shouted at again at some point too.
Just accept that I'm very grumpy and opinionated.
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Second shot: I'd crop the top off where there are (what appears to be) strips of hair across his forehead.