[Leica M] White Snow. Color vs Black and white

I generally like black and white photography. But when it comes to snow, I definitely choose black and white over a color photo. First off, snow shines more with monochrome version. If background landscape has gray color, in a color photo, snow looks more gray than white. But in monochrome, snow will appear as pure white.

Leica M10, Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 FLE
Leica M10, Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 FLE

 

This was taken during last weekend. Finally winter came where I live. We got snowstorm, so I started shooting photos from home. At first, I shot with a color camera but at second thought,I started shooting landscape with Leica M Monochrom as snow shines in black and white mode much better.

 

Leica M Monochrom(typ246), Summarit-M 1:2.5/75
Leica M Monochrom(typ246), Summarit-M 1:2.5/75

 

So what’s your verdict? Which version of photos do you like better for snow landscape?

 

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