The first one shows some vision as not many people would think to take the shot from that angle. I have noticed people often lean on patriotism to carry them that extra last mile which makes me wary of this shot. Regardless I find this one more technically correct and interesting due to the chosen vantage point.

What the heck is all that white stuff in the second photo? Are those apple blossoms or something? I do wish the image was larger. It's hard to compare the two side by side with such a size difference. The second looks like it may have a lot of blown highlights and be a bit soft on the focus so from a technical standpoint it lacks something.