Which one and why?

[Buckeye1]

Hey All,

Need to know which one you like better and why? Your opinion and advice is greatly appreciated!

[pj30something]

The 1st one. Lights in the 2nd one are too blinding.

[Rakazishi]

I agree with pj30something, but if you increase contrast(or just make blacks become real blacks) a little bit in the second one it would be better, i really like the colors on this one.

[nikon_shooter]

I like the color in #2 better

[Svetlana]

#1, the mood is better.

[Dennis_Hammer]

I like the second gives more separation I feel.

[suecassidy]

The like the warm tones of number one. Goes along with the "warm" atmostphere of the luvvy duvvy moment and the stringed lights are not so harsh as #2. pretty shot.

[sctbiggs]

#1. it has much more mood/emotion in it for me.

[deninho]

#1 for me. The colour of the lights is more warm, the sillouetes look better (more sharp, and better cut from the background), and it has more emotion.

I know my english is awfull, but i'm going to give my best to improve it

[Buckeye1]

Thank you all for your comments. The second one is between B&W and cepia, which I call "chocolate". It works for some, and it does not for others. The first one is warmer than actual to get the mood, and it does not separate the B&G as much as the second one. However, the higher contrast of the second one also tend to lead the eyes away from the B&G. With that said, the B&G seemed to like the second one better; I think is just a matter of their personalities.

Thanks,
Ben

[ejicon]

The first one with the highlights of the second image in the background being dispersed by the lights.
Image 1 is too warm and image 2 is indeed blinding.

To in short: Take image #2 and make change the color warm't pf the chandelier ropes/bulbs to that of image #1 :D

Nice shot by the way