B/W or Color?

[vimalkv]

Hi which is better? the modified B/W or the original color?

[aneeshvmohan]

i like B/W........

[Thomas.H1]

I've gotta tell you...you are going to get many different opinions on this one. Personally, I like the added dimension of color on this photo. The B & W shows to much contrast and what appears to be a blown sky. The dark parts are a bit over exposed in my opinion. All of that can be altered in photoshop. Who knows, a photoshop edit might actually change my mind on which is better (or rather, which I like the better).

[Eduardo]

It's too dark in BW. Perhaps if you lighten it up a bit it may look great. Ok in color.

[equilution]

I like the b/w myself. I'm kinda torn though. I like the low contrast in the b/w...it works well with the uniform pattern in the paver patio. But, the color side of me would love to sit on one of those benches and enjoy the greens. I'd be 60% for b/w, 39% for the color, and 1% sad because I'm not there!!!

TFS!

[Ken Ramos]

I would prefer the black and white one but first having been ran through photoshop with a levels adjust. As for the possibility of a blown sky, a hightlights adjustment also in photoshop may take care of that. The image is sharp but the comp could use a tweek I think. Another thing of note is that you seem to be shooting dead-on towards the sun, one reason for a blown sky maybe. I would like to think that a wide angle and lower profile in taking this shot would have worked in this image much better.

[SoxAddict]

I think I favour the B&W too. Also I feel Jim's 1% sadness!

[Tara333]

I agree with what a few have said about the black and white. I love b&w photos and I prefer this one in this case as well but the blacks are too black for lack of a better way to say it. P

[pjflan7]

you see the lines better in the b/w....patio stones, the trees etc

[ldrider51]

I like the B/W better. I might tweak it a little differently in Photoshop to fit my taste, but I prefer the B/W.

Think it has more emotion.