One of my favorite processes to use is to convert to black and white. I often believe that color gets in the way of the subject. I was taking a bit of a walk one day and I noticed the rain drops on a pine tree. The scene got my attention because of the shiny water drops with the sun shining through them against the sharp edges of the pine needles.
For me, it doesn’t have the same effect as the scene when converted to black and white. My eyes get too distracted by the green grassy area to the left.
This happens to this photo as well. I find the color to be a distraction.
The black and white version has much more drama and is much more thought-provoking to me. Use color, or lack of, artistically. Think like an artist. Act like an artist. Doing so raises our photography to art rather than just snapshots.
Photographer Clay 
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