The more I study it, the more the muted or washed out color starts to interfer with my warm fuzzy glow. A little tweak with curves would mean all the difference in the world. It brings back the color without oversaturating it.
A very creative look at crayons - the image meets the subject matter dead on with subtle, yet detailed effect. A terrific demonstration of the creative process in meeting the challenge in a very unusual way. Should be a sure bet to win a ribbon or place high as a top twenty image. A couple of minor detail problems not worth mentioning because they don't appear until you really get a critical eye and examine the image closely. Well done.
cool idea, but the edit hurt it.... you might try bumping up the contrast- it looks like you might have been editing to make the water drops pop, but overlooked the lack of contrast in the rest of the picture and the slight dark halo around each drop. I like the idea.