Car Lights in Mono

I took the image I liked the best from the three, and made it quickly into a mono image. I think it may work better, loses the distractions and focusses my eye on the shapes and lines etc.

Ivan

Better in mono?

I posted the colour version of this a few days ago. Adam posed the question "would it be better in mono?". Here's the conversion.

Not sure - I like the colour due to the richness and warmth, and this feels a little cold to me. That said, the mono does have some nice textures and shading, so it's OK. Perhaps the mono is a more different take. The bridle is more pronounced in the mono, so that is perhaps not the best, but I still quite like the bridle being there (once the "clues" to what it is are deciphered...!).

So, on balance, I prefer the colour I think.

You?

Ivan

Better in mono?

I posted the colour version of this a while back. It's below.


Below is a mono conversion.


Is it better in colour (with it's technical flaws), or mono? (I know the mono conversion is a little muddy, but what potential could it have?).

Comments/Suggestions?