Late Season Bloom: Color or B/W?

This is a shot of a late season rose bloom in the backyard. These both were shot after dark with two incandescent light bulbs as light sources. The color is lit from the lower right with a trouble light hanging off of a tripod handle and also from the upper left with a reading lamp. The B/W is lit with both lights from the lower right, right next to each other. I am also using a semi-glossy black backround that has some texture and gives the reflective glow in the back some oomph. Which is the better of the two? I kind of like both and need some extra eyes to help and point out things to me I might not see. I am too close to these images.

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I like both, but I would clone out the spots on the leaves...

Most definitely color for me, looks great against the black of the background!

The B&W version loses the power of the red petal contrast, and it fights with the background light.

Hey why not take both photo's and overlay the color one on top of the black and white one and give give your color overlay about %48 percent Opacity "Or how ever it's spelled"

mjvincent wrote in post #6196439
I like both, but I would clone out the spots on the leaves...

exactly what i was gonna put. Spotty leaf is distracting for me but stunning photos