Midtown and the East River at dusk (color) by soboy5

Midtown and the East River at dusk (color)

I have a good friend who lives in New York and is a professional photographer. He prefers this image in color and I prefer it in b&w. Here is the b&w: http://365project.org/soboy5/365/2013-11-17

Which do you prefer? Best seen enlarged.
I like the colour version. It feels more alive
March 12th, 2014  
Very interesting how the colors of the reflections are different on the left vs the right. The yellows are very strong on the right, that make the left side almost look b&w. I always prefer color, but I'm doubting which is my favorite. Why does your friend prefer this one?
March 12th, 2014  
A cracking shot Danny. Great composition. Love the detail and colour in the sky and the reflections on the water....brilliant.
March 12th, 2014  
What a beautiful cityscape :-)
March 12th, 2014  
A fantastic night capture.
March 12th, 2014  
>>>and a FAV
March 12th, 2014  
Wonderful shot!
March 12th, 2014  
SSuper twilight cityscape image.
March 12th, 2014  
+ fav (forgot!)
March 12th, 2014  
Wonderful lights and sky.
March 12th, 2014  
I faved the B&W when it first showed up, and I still prefer it, but the warm tones in the color version is great too.
March 13th, 2014  
Beautiful!! And such wonderful reflections!
March 13th, 2014  
Stunning, a great night shot!!!
March 13th, 2014  
Awesome in color especially with the reflections on the water. Fav!
March 13th, 2014  
such a beautiful capture!!! FAV!
March 13th, 2014  
I love this one in color! The color contrasts work very coherently and show distinctions that are not really there in Black and White that really work well. Fav.
March 13th, 2014  
Very nice, Danny
March 14th, 2014  
beautiful sight well captured
March 15th, 2014  
@thresheg @ivan @cimes1 @monkeykid @frankhymus Thanks for the favs!

@anazad511 My friend did not say why he prefers the color - he is a man of few words :) I prefer the b&w and had the b&w version printed and framed and it is displayed in my home. But the color one has its merits, also. Thanks for the interesting comments.
March 15th, 2014  
I never noticed you asking which we like better before... I think I like this colour version better... (I normally always choose colour over B&W) but also, comparing the two I found the clouds seem to be a bit flat and lifeless in the B&W version... but that said, they are both still so beautiful!!! :)
March 15th, 2014  
Love the colour and life in this shot! Awesome! =)
March 15th, 2014  
fav...love the ligths on the right
March 17th, 2014  
I like them both. It's a hard choice, but I think I lean ever so slightly towards the B&W.
June 7th, 2015  
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