Rapid Transit Holmes posted:Color record photography is very useful for us, we who are trying to recreate the prototype in 1:48, but black & white is an art form that can capture the light, mood and textures as color seldom does.
Not every time. There are plenty of photos that wouldn't have the same impact in b/w that they have in color.
Case in point already posted here, this wouldn't have the same effect without that nice green background and blue sky, which sets the locomotive as it's own element very effectively:
