I'm not posting this to get attention or excluding myself, but I think the second picture looks better.
Lightning's face is much warmer and she looks just prettier.
I can't tell you really why, but the first picture is scary as hell. She looks like a ghost with no soul or heart (I think I played too much Kingdom Hearts, didn't I?).
The other characters in the background are blurry though.
Take a look at my photos on flickr