Petals

[Eyecatcher]

The colour version is just great!
Why put a flower, which we practically always choose for it's colour and appearance in a B/W picture?! Now that I find a pity.
Secondly, converting such a red colour to B/W gives about the most neutral (even dull) grey tone there is, you loose a lot by converting it.
To my opinion a light coloured flower or a darker coloured flower would have done more in B/W.

Peter

 

[gypsyIX]

i'm normally more drawn to bw, but the color version really caught my eye. the bw seems flat by comparison. perhaps lightening it up a bit, or boosting the contrast would help, but why bother when you have a great-looking color version?

 

[seora]

i prefer the colour version. it sure brightens up a dull day.

 

[srini]

I like the 90 degree composition, I prefer color though, just because it is a flower and each flower has a color...