Definitely like the second version better. Personally, not so much against having you in the frame, but there's something for me not quite right about the light. The human outline is heavily silhouetted/black. The road, being lighter, feels like it needs a shadow on the ground from the human figure or something? Know what I mean? I understand this is probably a real shot, but because the figure is so dark, it looks like it was a cut and paste job. I also understand that what is lighting the road is probably all over sky, and a soft light and hence no real shadow. But still, since you're pointing to something in the background, this viewer's eye/mind assumes that's the light source, and wants to see a shadow from feet to about 7 o'clock. Did I explain that well?
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