color or bw but.... beware it's a horizontal portrait

[mmaria]

ok, I'm aware that many won't like it because... well because of lots of reasons

anyway

 

[Forkie]

Colour.

Definitely colour.

(I love horizontal portraits. Shhhhh!)

 

[waday]

Agree with Forkie. Love the color one. Also, I like horizontal portraits!

 

[pixmedic]

color

 

[weepete]

Colour, she gets lost a bit too much in the B+W

 

[Braineack]

more color in the color.

 

[D-B-J]

Color color color. Killer image!

Jake

 

[vintagesnaps]

You seem to be in an experimental mode lately. I like the color better but it made me think of when you're grilling out and get smoke in your face, I just want to clear some of that smoke out! lol Obscures too much for my tastes I guess but interesting.

 

[rexbobcat]

Color.

The black and white doesn't have enough tonal contrast for me.

 

[sscarmack]

Guess I'll stand out from the crowd.

Black and white, with more contrast.

 

[DanOstergren]

I like the black and white as well. One thing I would suggest though is darkening the shadows using a curves layer mask.

 

[DanOstergren]

Also don't worry about whether a portrait is horizontal or not; horizontal portraits are not taboo, contrary to what a few random people in photography forums say.

 

[Vtec44]

Also don't worry about whether a portrait is horizontal or not; horizontal portraits are not taboo, contrary to what a few random people in photography forums say.

That and a huge amount of negative space. I happen to like a lot of negative space.

 

[sashbar]

Guess I'll stand out from the crowd.

Black and white, with more contrast.

My thoughts exactly, but I am afraid more contrast will not work because of blown areas across the image

 

[DanOstergren]

Guess I'll stand out from the crowd.

Black and white, with more contrast.

My thoughts exactly, but I am afraid more contrast will not work because of blown areas across the image

I think it will work just fine. Contrast can be added without making the highlights any brighter than they already are, and in my opinion the highlights that are already blown compliment the shot rather than detract from it.