Which one?

[schrackman]

I know you probably hate these kind of posts as much as I do, but sometimes it seems necessary when one can't decide on a particular version. And to make it a bit less tedious, I've included a poll.

These are my co-worker's daughters, taken at an Applebees mixer tonight with the Canon XTi & EF 50mm f/1.8. So, if you had to choose...color or b/w?

[KenB]

Hands down, color version.

[Frog]

Thumbs up the b&w

[starriderrick]

The color capture is precious.

[another view]

Voting color on this one - the colors work very well together.

[freygr]

I can't add any thing but if the girls were dressed up in the Victorian Style dresses, I may of liked the B&W on better.

[readingr]

I voted - Can't decide...I like 'em both! You're an awesome photographer, Ray!


I think the frame is too bold for such delicate subjects and is causing problems with both versions

Colour - the black boarder seems to accentuate what looks like over dodging of the faces

B&W - I think the black border detracts from this and perhaps it needs more contrast but can't tell with that border.

Roger

[Axle]

Gonna have to go with.....don't quit your day job....kidding.

Colour for the win!

[Canuck935]

I'm going to have to say color.

[mtbbrian]

You should quit your day job Ray, you're a great photographer!
Color was my choice.
Brian

[WesternGuy]

Colour would be my choice, but then I am just a colour kinda guy. Cute kids, great photos.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

[schrackman]

haha, thanks a lot for participating everyone and making this fun for me. Looks like color is the winner. That was my initial thought but sometimes you get to guessing yourself.

Roger, I agree. Sometimes this border works well and sometimes it doesn't. I was too lazy to change it, lol.

And thanks, Brian! Sometimes you people are too kind.

[livin4lax09]

a little more time spent in the b&w conversion may make it look nicer, things are too grey now, so color.

[Alison]

LOL I love the last part of vote #3! Well funny! But I voted for the colour version :thumbsup:

[schrackman]

Interesting that you say that, Brent, because the conversion to b/w was made in my RAW program, and it looked better than the compressed jpeg you see here.

a little more time spent in the b&w conversion may make it look nicer, things are too grey now, so color.

[JETA]

Darling girls!

I voted color, but I would take the red light (glare thingy) off the window. My eye goes there first every time.