comparison, 2 layout colors Options

[fr0stbite]

So my website has been up for around 2 months, and I've gotten comments that it's too light and hard to read. So I readjusted the colors/images -- just a few benefits of the darker one:

• I took the photo, so I can use it on Cafe Express without worrying about copyrights and all that.
• I think it's got more contrast, so that makes it easier to read.
• This set of colors works better with link hovering, etc. (I prefer it over the green, in terms of making hover-changes better).

Anyway, I need some suggestions to decide which to use -- so I came to you guys.
Current set of colors (a lighter green) here
New "testing" colors (black and gray) here

[freeflow]

I use dreamweaver mx is that 8? Its not really that hard but I don't know much I use it for basic coding and sometimes aligning divs. See I don't know everything myself so I have to know what you want to know how to do. There are good tutorials around too.