Saturday In The Park

Nice one :) Nicely composed monochrome and I'd like to see it in B&W!

I distincly remember hitting a button in Photoshop that converted the original color image to black and white, so you are seeing it in "B&W." I must be missing something.

It has a distinct sepia tint now.
Maybe you can check the "Embed Color Profile" (an option at the "Save for Web" dialog).
I vaguely remember that I had run into similar issue before I started to use the option for all my web publications, including pure B&W ones.

I can't see sepia, either. Is there some sort of problem with a photo if it's "sepia?"

Oh! now I remember that you did already tell me about your seeing colors in a different way than an average person would.

Unfortunately computer-generated sepia is a no-no in 'The Black & White" group.

Ah, that explains it very nicely. Thank you very much. But I have to ask this: You say "computer-generated sepia is a no-no." Evidently, some old photos acquire this color over time. I can't tell it if they do, but as long as it's not computer-generated sepia, it's all right for the group?

These are hard questions that you ask ;) But you already know it, don't you? ;)

Many old black and white prints turn brown-yellow because of their old age (papers do this after many years of being exposed to light). Some old prints has this sepia toning from the very beginning (because of chemistry used then) and this color can fade or change in many surprising ways.
Some of them can find their way into "The Black & White" group as exceptions. It really depends on how they esthetically fit into the group's general outlook. I am making these decisions individually trying to answer a question: "Does it feel right for the group or not?"
"Not right" usually means a submission under inspection would stand out like a sore point because of the color involved.
I am not able to give you exact measures behind those decisions, but let me think about them. Give me some time. I'll be back with some other answers, I promise!

That makes the most sense. You use your heart to judge what is right for the group. I can certainly understand and respect that. Thanks!

I can't download your picture to check its metadata so I made this comparison of what is now on my screen:

What does your comparison tell you? Could you tell me, please? They both look the same to me. (But, then I can't see correctly, so I may be missing your point.)

Give me some time, I am looking for the best tool for you to 'see' the difference for yourself.