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And the colour, original, is my pick, just a more uplifting and vibrant image. BUT I would say you have got a better and more balanced crop on the mono shot. Hope this helps, sometimes one can spend too much time looking at images.
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2 & 3 look a little flat and on 4 the surface of the apply looks odd.
But, then again, I'm at work using a horrible monitor.
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First I thought colour (for once) then those mono shots make you fpcus on the lines rather than the sky. Then...I can't make up my mind, Jon. I honestly think (as so often) if the shot's a true classic then it will work whatever, however the treatment.
I have one other consideration, and that is a look at the images accepted at PPG - on that account the first colour one is on the right track.
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