Going Back to original.

As you can see in the last post I changed my ideas about my 1st page, of the double page spread. However debating and looking at it, I really don't like the new design of it. I feel it doesn't work, it doesn't look as good, and I just don't like the whole feel of it, it wasn't the type of look in which I was looking for. I think i'm going to go back to my original idea, I am happy with it and feel that it works. It's very bold and stands out.As well the picture, to me didn't look as clear as the one before. I thought that every part of it just blended into each other and nothing really stood out to me. In my opinion i found it looked quite dull and I really wasn't happy with it. I would never put that in a magazine, i found it the wrong choice. Just looking that the new edited picture it did nothing for me if i was someone reading the magazine, then i wouldn't of wanted to pick it up and read it, it doesn't entice people into the magazine.
I find it the weakest photo from them all, however when it was the first edited version I found it one of the strongest photos, and I quite liked it.
However the only problem is I can see where my teachers feedback is coming from and it is quite "powdered" and looks stretched, but in my opinion I think it adds to the effect of the photo. 

The photo in which I am going to use for the first page of my double page spread: