Vikram, thanks ! Here is the color version. I thought it would slightly reduce the emphasis on the butterfly. What are your thoughts ?
Just my views - not necessarily correct but it works for me -
Just like sharpness, color is yet another dimension. Of late I start with bare bone (B&W) and then start considering different dimensions - color, definition, structure, distribution of light etc. During this process I try to see whether color adds to the heart of
the feeling I want to portray. I need to justify to myself the color has a role to play in the image. Surprisingly often I don't find a role for it. My only hope is I am not getting color blind. Below is an image where I felt color has a role -
Contrasting colors are the core of the image here I think. However, in the above posted image butterfly standing out in high-key setting is the core. Probably better explained through images
in this series. Here for the first image where I wanted to portray the 'beaten' life I felt color made sense while for the others the theme was 'uncertain swings' for which I kind of felt color was diluting the mood.
Similarly this image of Priti Bhatt below is another one where I felt color makes all the sense (to me) -
I am sure there may be a lot of subjectivity here but seem work for me as of now