Actually now that I see it on this screen the sky in #1 is a bit dark. I must lighten it to give a better view of the skyline.
I think #2 is better too. However, #1 is a stitched panorama of a number of shots and has the detail. #2 is one shot and obviously not quite as detailed. I would have liked to do the same to it as #1 but I was under a bit of pressure taking it. It’s taken from the Manhattan bridge and it is supposed to be only for cyclists so I didn’t want to be stood there with a tripod for half an hour trying to get enough shots for a stitched panorama. As it was I was taking my life in my hands walking across it with the speed some of the cyclists were going.