Help choosing which pic to enter in a competiton

Hi guys,
There's a competition, I'm thinking of entering and the subject is people.
I was thinking of entering one of these 3 images.
I would like to hear what you guys think.
#1

I think you would have the best luck with number one but it would need to be cropped to get the bright spot on the fence out of the way and the bush to the right side to keep the background from being distracting. I would also brighten his eyes and face in photoshop to help make it pop a little more. The second picture is blown in the highlights and would not make a good choice the face is also in too much shadow. The third one would be my second choice but it is a little flat (lacking in contrast) the hair is distracting from the face and the background also has some distracting elements in it.

Hmm, I kinda like 3.

The first one, but I would brighten up his face and eyes.

#2 for me, captured a real happy moment, blue skies, and bokeh isolates her well

Thanks for looking guys. All very useful comments.
I'll re touch these and post when I get home.
Cheers

The first one is excellent - they are all great captures, but I think #1 is the best

#2 for me..and maybe a tad of light on her face

Ok, gave these pics a tickle in photochop.
I think #2 needs more work.
#1

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The 3rd is most artistic in my opinion...

I like the first one... of course they are all good shots...

Cheers for the positive responses guys.
It sure is tough to choose as I like them all. But I am swaying towards the first one.

From the three I would enter the third, unless you did some major editing to the first one. They all seem like snapshots imo. Good Luck