Often times, editing is a Godsend in fixing up near (but not quite) perfect images like in this example. Notice how an adjacent flame in the upper left corner of the initial shot is cleaned up perfectly in both edits, as well as the way the edited edges lack the double-outline that the initial coloured photo contains.
Not that black and white is required to fix those issues; I've even shown that it can in the middle progress picture. At the end of the day, it's all just personal preference, but to me there's just something about the way it cleans up through that final conversion that I simply adore!
Check out some other colour progression series' below which now feature all colours of Lightroom's desaturation setting <3
Fire on the Rocks - Full Colour; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Sigma 70-300mm.
Fire on the Rocks - Orange Pop; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Sigma 70-300mm.
Fire on the Rocks - Black and White; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Sigma 70-300mm.
Candled Blaze - Full Colour; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Vivitar 85-205mm.
Candled Blaze - Orange Pop; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Vivitar 85-205mm.
Candled Blaze - Black and White; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Vivitar 85-205mm.
Fire on the Logs - Full Colour; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Sigma 70-300mm.
Fire on the Logs - Orange Pop; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Sigma 70-300mm.
Fire on the Logs - Black and White; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Sigma 70-300mm.
DIY (Night Version) - Full Colour; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Tamron 10-24mm.
DIY (Night Version) - Orange Pop; Shot with: Nikon D5200 + Tamron 10-24mm.
