papavales
Both are great but Shaman's idea is closer to my taste
Luxwiz
Both great chops and a very difficult choice.Would vote for both if possible.The other is really well executed but this tells a story and I like that so my vote goes here :)
glennhanna
Both are well done and are both good representatives for moving to the next round. Stairs seem to be one of the first ideas for the source image, so I'm going with this one for looking for a different idea.