I agree the second one is better.
Much better background than the first one ....less fussy.
Just a suggestion ....dunno what the effect would be, but
may be if you adjust the opacity / alpha of the balloon over the
sky, more in the light areas of glass and less in the darker areas
so the bg reflects through just a little.
Gary...
http://moonfizz.com
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