It is a strong image; the burning around the edges does accentuate the diary on the table top and also removes a lot of the ‘floating’ distraction that was apparent before editing. The main draw of the composition is the difference in texture of the wooden floor, the table top, the diary and the pencil. The main focus however is the heart on the book; it contains the only lines in the image that are not straight. Another contrast is the roughness of the pencil and diary cover when compared to the smooth floor and table. It does look a lot better in black an white than in colour, the tones and textures and exaggerated and that is what proves to be its strength.
Final image 2
Personally this is the better of the two, but there both are very good. The angle at which the photograph was taken was carefully chosen and works to help show the shadows cast by the items: The textures of the diary have become more visible to the viewer than on the other composition. With some of the items themselves it shadow it serve to change the focus. Again it is the heart on the diary as it contains the only lines in the image that are not straight and because the depth of field is quite shallow; it is centred on the heart. The two pencils serve to frame the diary again bringing the views attention back on to it when it strays.
There is a sadness to your images - which is enhanced by them being in black and white.
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