b+w vs colour

http://www.tinyuploads.com/images/WGTY5t.png



http://i.tinyuploads.com/btSI0W.png


Feels like theres something missing on both..

Mostly a focal point. Blur a bit around areas that draw too much attention.

Lower the light source a bit. My two cents. Nice work though.

Advice is mostly for the second tag. I'm not as familiar with works in B/W.