Human eyes - thoughts, critiques?

[selenechiba]

Okay, they're kind of cliche, but I love an iris.

These were taken with an Olympus E-410 and a 35mm macro lens. I'm still feeling weird and awkward with the manual settings, so if there is anything that you want to say, good or bad, it's encouraged. The bottom photo is a bit grainy, but I honestly don't know what I need to tweak to fix it. :er:

 

[eric-holmes]

I see hope in the first eye and a stern fathers look in the second eye.

 

[Derrel]

I see a badly blown-out eye orbit in the first shot, and a well-controlled exposure in the second shot. Neither eye caries much emotional connotation for me. There appears to be a window visible in the second shot,and that is the shot I prefer. More things to look at,and a better handling of the tonal values.