I took the freedom...

... to convert today's picture (as it has been almost monochrome anyway) to B/W, to increase contrast and to post it again.

However, I am still not sure which one looks better.
What do you think?
Naturally as it "really" is? Or manipulated?

[Itsy Bitsy]

I put them side by side and for me the colour one looks more 3D. I like the almost monochromic look, makes kind of spa feeling 😊. But I asked my son and right away he said B&W without any hesitation. So it's very subjective. Both are very good.

[Itsy Bitsy]

Oh, I know. One is relaxing image, like in a spa. And another one is a punchy image, like at a gym. 😃

And I forgot to mention that I like reflection as well. It adds another line to the image.

[Mike]

@ltsybitsy Thank you for the nice comments. I did not realize the opposite spa/warm to gym/cold before you mentioned it. Clever thought!
And, yes, the reflection on the tiles gives another horizontal line, but you notice it only, if you look carefully.

[Mike]

Generally, I love B/W pictures, as I used to develop them by myself many years ago.
I do not know - maybe it is not a good idea to convert almost B/W (or monochrom) pictures to real B/W?