Hi All, I wouldnt normally ask for help on deciding which version of a picture would be considered the better one to put into my gallery. For a number of reasons, but as the old saying goes there is an exception to every rule, I have found an exception. This is not one of my usual manipulated photographs. It has basically a straight forward style of post work. This photo may have been among the first 10 digital pictures I ever took of myself with the idea of doing some post work and seeing how artistic I could be with digital editing. Turns out it was over exposed because of forcing the flash and having a small quartz desk lamp to close. I never did anything with it because I didnt know what to do or how to do it! This past week, I have been going thru my old photo archives to clear out the useless ones because the large new Nikon7900 images have started eating up a lot of space, lol. Its like pulling teeth to delete any but I managed to clear up several gigs (some were a lot easier to delete than others), lol. Among the saved ones was this one. I kinda liked the image for some reason (maybe because it was a very early one), and I decided to have a go at it now (a year after taking it). Here is where the problem comes in I have two versions (a b&w and a desaturated color). I almost always go with the color choice in any situation but I keep thinking the b&w one is the better of the two in this instance. As it turns out, the image itself, the story behind it, and the title, all say which way to go. In truth, I have decided in my heart that it will be the b&w, but I would be a fool not to seek advice and suggestions from knowledgeable people when it was available. I realize I got both versions on my hard drive regardless of which I post, and that it isnt the only entry I have in an exhibition that will change my future, lol. I am just trying to get an opinion from people who take it seriously. Thanks and btw- I am posting the original @ this thread and both edited versions to follow for comparisons; Obviously all comments are welcome, Lee