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.. a rare occasion where I may be attracted also to the colour version

John,

A beautiful photo of an absolutely gorgeous face done with wonderful lighting.....even an abstract would be marvelous!!!

Very good John, you have mastered the portrait. And yes, even if the b/w works quite well I still prefer the colour version.

John.  Another wonderful portrait.  The framing is excellent and her gaze and expression are perfect.  Nice DOF as well.  I definitely prefer the BW, it is timeless in my opinion.  Dana...

Beautiful portrait John. Well done.

Wonderful portrait, my friend!!

Cheers!!

Color version for me is better. Wonderful portrait!

Buon anno! E grazie per il meraviglioso ritratto!

Gianni

 

the bw version allows me to stay with your model better...the color, although very nice, distracts me a little away from her beautiful face...regards....David...as I look closer, I'm just more taken with this model in bw...probably just a personal taste...Happy New Year!

Hard choice, but I wold give 0.5 point extra to the B@W one. Less distraction  from color to concentrate on a incredible expression full of emotions.

Both images are very beautiful, the choice is difficult but I am inclined to the color one, ciao Giangiorgio

Thank you all, your attention to this photo was much appreciated. Alike many of us I imagine, I am often drawn between colour and black and white, though most of my portraits are presented in monocolour. Thank you again.  

I love the 'natural' feeling of this image. Excellent lighting, detail and timing. The colour version is also very beautiful.

Very nice work!

Both images are so beautiful; masterpieces!!

Roger, Kjeld, thank you very much. Glad you mike the image. 

You have so many exquisite works. Both versions are lovely, but I do like the ambiance of the colour version. Beautiful work!