Black & White or Color???

[abhodges]

I took this shot messing around a rose bush in my front yard. I like the black and white added to it because I think it just looks neat and different but I am not sure it works with this shot. Let me know what you guys think.





Nikon D40X
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 32mm
Digital Vari-Program: Close Up
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/125 sec - F/4.5
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV

[san_at_cliff]

Neither ! The sun is too distracting for me ! sorry..

[DogHeadGod]

To really get the effect of the selective colouring I would make even more of it black and white and leave one or two flowers in colour. At first i thought there was a mistake and both were colour. Even if you leave all the flowers in colour I would make the greenery in the bottom right black and white.

DHG

[HowardG]

This is one of the most misused effects. It looks best when the image is black and white with just a single splash of color. For example, a red lapel rose in black tuxedo.

[Mogen_david]

Of the two shots I prefer the BW but I would prefer to see only the flowers colored. There are also artificats of your PP around the flowers.