I guess I can say why I dont think they are great, but I'm no expert by any means. In pic 1 I don't care for the murky look....I do enjoy darker photos, but this is just kinda murky and washed to me, I don't wanna have to squint to see if it looks better. I can't even tell what that is at the end of the dock, I'm guessing a rope or a hose. *shurgs*
Pic 2, well, other than the obvious "scratchy" tone to it, it's very messy/busy. Looks like a layer of ghosted trees was added on top of the foggy trees between the foreground trees...just kinda wierd.
all in all just not my thing, maybe others will chime in now that there is some attention to the thread.