This is not yesterday's image converted to b&w. Instead, I changed the camera's settings to b&w and took a second photograph, which is displayed here. Best viewed large. Which version do you like better? I'm leaning toward the mono one.
I took a while to study both. I like both for their own reasons. There are some facts about the scene I lose with the B&W (for example the grass area on the hill first appeared to be a road). On the other hand, the composition with the lines for depth and mirrored reflection appear strengthened to me in the B&W. If I had to choose one, my personal preference would probably be the B&W.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment. I prefer the b&w and it appears most who commented did also. This was a fun study of two versions of one tranquil scene.
