The old man (Coniston)

I thought B&W might be just as visual, tell me what you think,

thanks for your comments as they are valuable for us amateurs. And

as they say, if you don't like it, you don't have to rate it.

 

Cheers.

I think that color vs. B&W just give different images. B&W has its own mood and charm and usually is very interesting for me. Your photo is really good.

Really nice use of contrast on a great composition :)

I prefer this monochrome version, but then I have a bias toward monochrome usually. In this case I might defend that bias since the shapes loom out of this composition as tones more pulsatingly without the distraction of colour, as a poem might be less emphatic without rhythm, obscured by prosaic description.

I agree with the first critiquer - the b&W is very different from the colour. However in this particular instance, because your exposure is so even through the photo (I expect that this would normally a good thing!), the colour of the other version helps describe depth where as this one seems a bit flatter.

Michael, this is a lovely shot perfect for the B&W treatment.