Bus Stop 3 - All Aboard

@Amir: It's interesting to think about how we perceive photos like this psychologically. There is something about the addition of color that "normalizes" the image. I suppose this is at least partly because B&W is one obvious level of abstraction (certainly colors can be altered to varying degrees of abstraction as well, but if they remain within a certain range they continue to add a "naturalistic" touch). So, with color, our first reaction is that we're seeing something "real," whereas B&W is an obvious "interpretation." I love B&W, especially in movies.

@Lost Valley View: Thank you. I often have trouble deciding between two different versions of the same image --at least when it's something I've done.

@See The Light: Thank you. You've got some great images here and on your other blog. I really liked the recent photo of the handkerchiefs at Sheepsheperdess. Very scary stuff with Chris. I hope the treatment works.

@JoeB: Thank you and thanks for stopping by. You've got a ton of great photos posted. I left a number of comments.

@Carson: Thank you. JoeB and you convinced me to complete the week by posting the color versions of the first two shots.

@Shar: Thank you. Technically, I didn't crop this image. It is composed just the way I shot it in camera with no cropping done in post-processing. However, I don't hesitate to crop if I think it will improve the composition. With 10 MP you can do a lot of cropping and still have a decent image.