Playing with Lightroom

Over the summer I saw a photo of Grace Callahan taken by Thaddius Bedford that inspired me to start getting out of my comfort zone with my own photo editing style. I have tried his technique on a couple photos, but I was never able to pull it off. Finally, I think I might have nailed it.

My usual photo is lots of color with a decent amount of contrast.

The editing style is a little more raw and desaturates most colors, but keeps the vibrance and saturation for a particular piece of the photo.

I may have gone overboard on some of the adjustments, but I achieved the look I was going for.

Which one do you like better?