I prefer the one in color on this shot because the brilliance of the blue water sets off the rocks nicely.
The tones, the shapes, Normalland even the shadow and light.
Normally, I like black and white to do these things, but, in this case, I think the color does it better.
!tip
Thank you for that thoughtful critique and for the generous tip. I'm trying to work on B&W, keeping details in the shadows and the whites, and I thought this was a good image to play with, but the blues do make a nice contrast with the rocks. Thanks again!