life and death bw

I toyed with b&w for this, so when Osia mentioned the possible effectiveness of b&w I thought I'd post it and see what others thought.

[April]

@panthora Here's a b&w, just for comparison.

[Annie D]

the focus and delicacy are beautiful April

[Osia Strasner]

@aecasey Thanks, April....yes, I do like this one better. The patterns have become more dominant, and it feels like life is springing out of decay. You can now see the two elements interacting, whereas before the green was so strong that it was overpowering the skull in the background.

[April]

@panthora Thank you for your input. I wasn't happy with the strong contrast the color created but thought it was the lighting. The more I look at the two together the more I like the b&w.

[April]

@annied Thank you. I like skulls but it's hard to get the right mood.

[Annie D]

@aecasey I love the contrasts in subject and tones - well done!

[Leon Buijs]

Very nice in b&w,

[Laura]

Lovely shot, perfect in b&w

[K1W1]

I like it in B&W. It makes it seem very dramatic.

[*lynn]

beautiful shot

[Richard Hickey]

Wonderful picture and processing.

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot

[Debi 🐩]

Nice focus and DOF

[Andy]

Super soft focus and nice b&w tones.

[gloria jones]

Lovely comp, focus, dof

[vstap]

Translates very well in black and white. Nice shot.

[Gerry]

fav great spooky looking photo

[Tom]

I prefer the b & w

[Kathleen Hickey]

Haven't gotten as far as the other shot, but I do think this is very effective in b&w. Brings out the somber subject as well as the various textures.

[Ukandie!]

I like both, but prefer this one.