These are both very well done. The first shot makes me feel like I'm there. (Wish I were.) There's something about the distribution of tones that makes the high-key version work less well for me, but that's just a subjective reaction.
Dan, Wow! what a setting to have a camera! I love the first shot. I find it to be really well done and the perspective is an eye catcher. On the second shot I seem to want to adjust brightness, exposure or contrast but that is just opinion/taste and not a critique of the picture itself. Great job here!
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