Positive (colour) vs. Negative (b/w)

This is a portrait of a tribal girl from Gujarat, India. The colour version is a record shot ( as is where is ) whereas the negative is some what creative attempt. In negative version eyes are retained positive intentionally. I feel the negative has its own beauty, Your views are most welcome.

IMGP0135 by hansraj_vyas, on Flickr


IMGP0135 by hansraj_vyas, on Flickr

Very intriguing and it certainly works in negative. A lovely shot of a lovely girl with beautiful eyes. Well done.

+1

The negative version reminds me of an engraving.

Steve

Thanks, loadoftripe and Steve for your nice comments, much appreciated.

I like both versions. The vignette applied to the negative version works really well in removing unwanted background clutter (would a similar application of a vignette fading to white lift the colour version?), The negative version also really accentuates the patterns in the cloth.

Thanks, Stephen for your comments. The colour version is an environmental portrait, hence I did not consider vignetting to remove the clutter. The negative version is an attempt at creative photography. I converted colour into b/w and inverted it. Though its negative, the eyes are positive. In this version all light portions turned dark and increasing contrast they became almost black- no vignetting .
Thanks again for you well considered views, much appreciated