Please help me choose... again!

[oohan101]

Hi all,

I have yet arrived at another dilemma. I cannot seem to choose between a Bleach Bypass type look and Black and White... And to make matters worse - i can't choose which is better between an Uncropped version and a cropped version. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So, the first one is the Cropped version of the black and white edition...



and now this is the black and white one without cropping...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/...b05d560625.jpg



And now for the bleach bypass look (cropped)...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/...ea10af30fb.jpg

and finally the uncropped version of the bleach bypass one...





Thanks again everyone and i look forward to your comments...

[gtpete]

no brainer for me. cropped B&W. it fills the frame

[IABoomer]

Cropped bleached for me. I like the way the color helps make his hair pop. I think just a bit of the texture gets lost in the B&W conversion.

[Michael_2010]

I'm a big fan of B&W portraits, especially when there is a strong contrast between hair, skin and background (low key B&W). However, the cropped, bleached version gets my attention in this instance. Can't give a technical reason for that observation. It's just more appealing.

[lee kivi]

For me its #1, although the uncropped version is a close second because of the lighting and shadow.

[RecceDen]

Cropped Bleached for the colors and because it fills the frame nicely.

I'm going through a bit of a B&W thing at the moment but I love the bleached look and contrast you have here.