Astrophotography - Color vs B&W

[LucyLou]

This photo was taken in White Pocket, Arizona's Vermillion Cliffs Monument which is located in backcountry requiring a 4-wheel drive to access. The area is a surreal mass of sandstone landscape. I'm not sure if the essense of the landscape is best depicted in color or B&W.

Settings: ISO 3200. Exposure 10 sec@f/3.2 and 28mm

#RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

White Pocket_ColorWhite Pocket_B&W

[SamanthaW]

It's giving, Starry Night, but make it black and white and also southwestern! 

[LucyLou]

Thanks for the insights😊

[LeeP]

I like them both, but the black-and-white version is otherworldly. The color one looks "natural" and the black-and-white one looks "unnatural" in the best possible sense as if one looking at another planet. This is excellent work. Thank you for sharing.

[LucyLou]

Thanks Lee.  B&W is definitely the winner.