Tributaries + B&W

Here's the conversion.

I like the leaf texture very much. The light is wonderful. The B&W version works well.

D&L

The smaller image, much less the thumbnail, doesn't do this justice Bill. Love the backlight the textures and in this case the greens and yellows in the color version. Certainly nothing wrong with the black and white and it does bring out more of the texture but the colors appeal to me here. I suppose I might bring the contrast up a touch on the black and white but not sure. Strong composition as always.

Pat

Ilike them both Bill but am leaning towards the BW.

One danger in posting a fine image, Bill. We all have ideas on how to make the image just a scosh better

The patterns and composition are just grand.

I personally prefer the color version over the B/W.

My suggestion would be to use whatever channel is most appropriate and selected ext lights and add either a linear or a medium contrast to the lightest of the backlit area, or use that same selection and work with either levels or possibly exposure.

What a great image. I'm so glad you didn't pass it up.

Cheers,

Carol

Beautiful image and apt title - I prefer the color version

Beautiful side lighting really give this a great sense of depth. Wonderful detail in the veins and the shadows. Good choice on the bw conversion which I feel really stands out.

You must have quite a garden...

I prefer the color version but with a little more work I think the B&W could win out. I'm not even close to being any kind of an "expert" but I think the B&W version looks a little flat...to my eye the blacks and middle grays are a little muddy and the lighter grays could use a little contrast boost as well. There's alot of potential in that leaf with all the lines, patterns and textures....

Bill:
Love the texture in both versions but better demonstrated with the BW one. Personally like the BW version a little more than the color version. Well done

Wonderful study of contrasting elements - expertly seen and presented. Although I like BW, I prefer the color version here.

Gorgeous pattern and texture Bill and for those very reasons my vote goes to the BW one Both are very good though and your use of light and shadow is excellent.

Color and B&W are so different to me that I can rarely decide if one is better than the other. They just speak such a different visual language. The color most always strikes me as organic, as this one does, and the B&W is all about line, tone, and light. Both of these work very well on their separate levels.

Hi Bill Amazing graphic geometric lines The light, color. and detail are all marvelous The color version wins, in my opinion
Albert Darmo.Canada

Swirls and whorls and lines and light and green, green, green! Lots of interest in this image, Bill. I like it a lot.

amazing texture and colors...I prefer the color version

Brigitte

I really like the B&W best, Bill. I feel the veins in the shadows come out there much more strongly and they make such an effective contrast with the sunny side of the leaf. It's a very srong composition either way.