Oh, Compromise.

[C4E]

 

[Honky Sam]

Not really feeling the text on this one, it's lookin' pretty flat too. V1 I think brings out the focal more, but V2 my eyes kind of just go everywhere.

Overall, not one of your best. =/

 

[Raynie]

Both of them are okay, I'm leaning more toward the first one.

Though I think the first one would look better if just the center is in color with a few 'colored sparks' to the right, not all of them. The text tends to just blend in and disappear as well though I like the effect underneath it curving along the image. :]

 

[Charlie]

Feels as if there needs to be something smooth and simplistic to help balance the chaos.
That way, it'd also add in a few more dimensions to give it that mentioned depth.

I also think there should be some other dominant color in the center as well.
Not necessarily a light source, but another thing to give it more unity.

 

[C4E]

Hmmm.

 

[Charlie]

I'm liking it more.
But another half of me thinks that the yellow text was over kill.
I think it has something to do with the sharpness of the stock.

Babe, if adding some other color doesn't fix it this next time if you choose to edit it, just leave it as is.
It's still presentable. But sometimes you can't do anything else unless you rework the entire thing.

 

[Salty the Hero]

It looks too messy, and the text does not fit at all IMO. Probably v1, but it needs more color to go with the stock.

 

[Cloud]

I actually quite like it. I like version 1 and 3, i have no complaints, not one of your best, but still pretty fantastic.