Colour Or Black And White

Hi All,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

There are times when you take a picture and you think,
What do I prefer the colour rendition or the black and white version.

I like black and white especially if I am shooting street photography
as I feel it takes away all the distractions. I'm not saying that colour street is
not good as it has its place as well.

Here I have a picture that I processed twice. Ounce in its original colour
and the other processed in black and white.
It isn't a street photo but a picture of a door on a light house in Fremantle.

I framed for a tight shot and I loved the vividness of the red and white and
also the orange rust stains which gave the photo grit.
Although happy with the result I thought to myself, why not try black and white
and see what is result. I tinkered around for a while and in the end the result below
is what I ended up with.

The black and white version shows a lot more grit I think but after all I still have a hard
time choosing. If you had a choice which would you prefer.
For me I have two images that I can use or share in case someone prefers black and
white or colour.

Thank you for taking the time to read My Photographic Observations.
If you have any comments good or bad please leave below as I love feedback
weather it be good or bad lol...

Vedran