Wondering if y'all like the color or B&W version of this image.

Thanks for the input.

Color!

2nd vote color

I guess it depends on what you are looking for. If you are asking - "which version would I be more likely to hang on my wall" - I would say color. However, if you are asking which version show more creativity, elicits more emotion - or makes the viewer wonder more about the intentions of the photographer, I am going to go with the B&W.

Hey Rustin,

I think that the decolorized one has the bigger impact on me. Rustin, how did you do this effect? It does not look like a typical b&w filter. It is interesting to me because it almost has the look of something that has been photocopied.

Cheers
James

I prefer the color version. I like both and think they're both effective but I kinda think one of the major "things" about flowers is their color.

Jim

James

The process was to convert the image to B&W as a new layer via Photoshop using a custom setting. The next step was to use the Select Color Range Shadows and then darken the shadows via levels, for the shadow range moved the midpoint (gray) to about .5-.6. Then used the Select Color Range Highlights then brighten again via levels but this time moved the shadow marker to the edge of the information and then moved the midpoint (gray) to about 1.75

Color!

BTW, I just put in two clematis vines in our balcony garden. If that's what they look like -- wow!!! We're in for a treat!

Leonard

I prefer the color, although the B&W does have a bit of an elegance to it.

Color, definitely!