Colour or Black and White

This view of the along the Stand of the Royal Courts of Justice is one I've been meaning to photograph for some time. It's difficult to do during the day to a continual stream of traffic and lots of pedestrians.

The entrance to the court is very brightly lit so it's difficult to get the exposure right. It can be seen on the left of the picture how it differs from the rest of the building in lighting. Left of centre is a statue. It is a dragon which represents the boundary of the City of London.

Having taken the photo I thought I'd compare the straight colour shot with a contrasty black and white one. The lack of traffic avoids any dating of the image so the BW one looks old and moody, which I like. Though the cycle lane gives a clue to it being a new photo, suppose I could photoshop that out.