The original image was waaaaay too flat there was some blacks but really no whites. I think the edit was a good attempt at saving a very flat image and considering the original he did a great job.
Abraxas, thanks for your time...i like your redo alot!! Looks great!
Julius, chris and JIP, thanks as well for helping me understand this...
I think its safe to say that the reason it looks so grey in my shot is because i just pulled the saturation down? I think im gonna go to the original and try again...