Color!
Posted by Aldo at June 4, 2013 01:20 AMI vote for the color version ... Just curious, the birds seem to be in perfect spots, was it a single capture or a blend of multiple exposures?
Posted by Nick at June 4, 2013 08:10 AMWhich do I prefer? I'll decide the second the crack video surfaces, if it exists at all.
Posted by Harald at June 4, 2013 08:35 AMDefinitely colour! The black and white is too gloomy - though, as you imply, there is a black cloud hovering over City Hall at the moment.
Posted by Anne at June 4, 2013 09:16 AMI much prefer the color. And I like the desaturated color. It reminds me of when the building was new.
Posted by Steve at June 4, 2013 09:19 AMIt's incredible that they're so different. Beautiful picture; I prefer the B&W.
Posted by Dorothy at June 4, 2013 09:38 AMBlack and white suits the moment better: the seagulls look ominous -- perhaps vultures in disguise.
Posted by aligor at June 4, 2013 09:57 AMDespite the drama of the B&W I do believe I prefer the natural feel of the color.
Really nice shot with the birds.
Really enjoy your photos.
Since you asked... I like both versions but the black and white is more dramatic. The shadows are a little crushed for my taste but perhaps that is what provides the drama.
Very much like your use of wide angle (apparent) optical corrections in many of your photos. Thanks for sharing.
John
Posted by John at June 4, 2013 10:26 AMFor stark reality B & W. The color cuts out the wires, which distract, but both are winners. Like both equally well, B & W for mood, color for relaxation.
Posted by Red Cliffs at June 4, 2013 10:43 AMas an ordinary "culture vulture"*) from across the big water i choose the lovely colors.
*)nice funny expressions you have in english :-)
and now i'll google what happend at this place recently...
Posted by liliom at June 4, 2013 11:14 AMoh oh!!!
Posted by liliom at June 4, 2013 11:22 AM30...
Posted by barbara at June 4, 2013 12:16 PMI don`t know how you this:) it`s a beautiful shot. On my Mac, BW looks better. On my PC, color.
Posted by ugur gundogmus at June 4, 2013 12:27 PMI prefer the B&W version. Then again I'm partial to B&Ws. Love the timing with the birds.
Posted by Elvis Rowe at June 4, 2013 12:39 PMLove the back lit feel on the BW version....
I prefer the bw version..
B&W looks ominous, which is fitting for the scandal-prone City Hall.
Posted by Nelson at June 4, 2013 02:59 PMColor is way better.
Posted by Stefanie at June 4, 2013 04:48 PMI like Black and White.
Posted by Boris at June 4, 2013 06:11 PMThe photographer in me prefers the colour version. The ultra-left-wing radical (US; what you Canadians would call centre-left) in me prefers the B & W.
Posted by Phred at June 4, 2013 08:55 PMthe composition of the picture
(and the architecture!)
conveys
freedom
mutuality
community
alliance
solidarity
coherence
etcetcetc
in the long run : COLOR!
It's an apple/orange choice; depends on the intended use of the image.
Color is like an architect's model; B&W (Ansel Adams/Wratten A appearance) is more like an artist rendering.
To hang on my wall? B&W
I prefer the black and white processed version.
The gloomy atmosphere is superb!
Posted by Ad at June 6, 2013 05:32 PMColour! Toronto needs colour.
Posted by Jill at June 7, 2013 07:29 AMWow ! Great photo !
I prefer the black & white version