Black and White

I believe that black and white photography can be much more powerful than color images. That's not to say that color images aren't powerful, but to me there is more to take artistically from black and white photos. For example, the above image depicting a very natural setting show just how much texture there can be found on the surface of the trees and rocks, etc... There is also a very clear distinction between light and dark, such as shadows. There is even a distinguishable difference between the lichen and the bare surface of the rocks.