Thanks for the comment, Michelle. (I must ask right away if it's OK to say that instead of "Michelle A. I must also say it's weird 'cause that's my wife's name...spelled the same way). If this forum is about getting opinions instead of a never-ending string of pats on the back, then this proves it. So, what follows is my personal opinion: I like the second image the best. I think the best reason I can come up with is the richness of the greeen in the background. The yellowish green in the first one struck me as "sickly". It's nice to be able to do some color balancing...in my days, it was a no no (except I did some cibrachrome for a while). B&W was easier. Dodge and burn. As to flowers in B&W...I may be weird. It always seems a shame to lose the color. But with orchids, bromeliads, etc., sometimes the shading and delicacy outweighs the color. Or, perhaps closeups of petals and "light-play". That's just me, though.