Toned or Untoned?

I was visiting my Mum in Great Yarmouth late last year and we wandered in to a new Debenhams store that had just opened after many years of not having one.

Part of the "opening day" celebrations comprised of "The Classic Dixieland Trio" www.hotjazz.co.uk and after watching them for a while asked if I could make a few images of them.

Taken with my medium format (neg size 6cm square) Yashica Mat Camera I made two prints in the darkroom. For the first print I bleached the highlights slightly then gave the picture a light warm tone in a chemical toner bath. The second print is a "straight" monochrome image.

You choose your favourite.