Black and White Photography

I'm totally new to this blogger-linking-networking stuff, but I love to follow the link-ups and really would like to participate more.  So I'm linking up with The Long Road to China this week with some black and white photography.  I am taking one of my favorite pictures and showing several different ways to make it "black and white".  Let me know which way is your favorite!

Here is the original picture.

I love this picture.  This little guy fell asleep during the photography session and was just so peaceful!  

Basic Black and White
This is just plain old black and white...nothing special.  

Light Black and White
This is a lightened version.  One of my favorites to use for babies.  

High Contrast Black and White
Another one of my favorites.  Especially for weddings, seniors, and landscapes.

Bronze
Okay, so it's not exactly black and white, but I love it!  It's an old fashioned look
without being the typical black and white.  

De-saturated
Another not quite black and white.  Another one of my favorites!

Color Splash
I selected everything except for his outfit and turned it to black and white.
Makes for a fun photo!  

I think for this particular photo, I think the light black and white is my favorite.  What's yours?