cool or warm?

Despite the strong wind I managed to get out and shoot in RMNP this morning. This mid-morning image of Sharkstooth goes right away to the b&w conversion. I was playing with the warming filter effect trying to create the golden/metallic shines shown in the second image. So, which one works better for you? Thanks a lot!

Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @400mm, 1/400 sec at f/16 ISO800, tripod.

Head to head, I prefer the cool version - for the subject matter and for the apparent edge in luminosity. If you're going for a metallic shine, try the top version printed on metallic paper.

I like the top one also, it seems to have greater range and contrast. The dark foreground and sky frame the peaks nicely.

A real tough call, but I think that the cooler top version conveys a bit more of the cold.
Wouldn't mind seeing a touch more detail in the forest.

Not much difference as both are good. Slight edge to top one.

Bill Brennan

Hmm, i like the brightness in the 2d, but there is better resolution/detail in the first. Hard to say, pretty cool shots though!

I like your train of thought here. The first seems almost blown out in the white in comparison with the second, but I'm sure that's not the case. I'd like a little more detail in the forest also, it looks like a detail-less black blob at this point.

I'd vote for the second as being more unique, but Jesse's idea of printing the first on metallic paper might be worth exploring.

Thanks a lot everyone! I will recover the detail in the forest and look into the suggestion of printing on metallic paper!