Really this is some awesome work, not sure how much you did and where you started with, but if you made this yourself you deserve an artist award
Good job
However the 2nd is really nice, you really see his soul going out
Thanks for the feedback black.The Ghost effect was all me but it took me awhile to do. I also added some color balance and hue/saturation to the walls as you can see, there were a few more details I added to each of the Versions but I really don't want to go into detail with it because I might be stuck here all nightThanks for the feedback black.
You got a link to the original picture? Where you started with?
I like the first one man. it looks like you spent a little more time refining the first one. you can see where the dude was cut out more on the second one. the overall flow of the first version is just more cohesive. everything fits a little better with the color overlay.
my opinion, keep the first one!
great work though man!