Why did you crop Photo 1 in the way you cropped it?
I kind of sorely miss some more "ground", the stems of the flowers at the front, and a bit more of the road. Was all that there in the original photo and you cropped if off? If so, why?
If not, why did you compose the photo like you did?
Aperture was a bit wide for 2, I agree, and it still looks a tad underexposed. What happened?
The motif is definitely fascinating!!!