I'd probably go with a tighter crop on the 1st and straighten it just a tad (seems tilted to the right so I tilted it slightly to the left, my left) also, while I like the light rays there is quite a considerable amount of detail blown out, I would suggest working in layers to brighten those rays but also keep the details everywhere else (if the original isn't blown out that is) and I am not a fan of the ceiling. Same opinion as everyone so far on the 2nd shot- since you have image editing on I gave it a whack on the 1st (using the 25x35 dimensions you gave):
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