I've enjoyed these images, Peter. Whilst I like them both, I find the vey light highlights at the top and centre of image 1 distracting although the almost abstract nature of the image is appealing.
For me, the second image of the lady with the umbrella works very well (both in colour and mono). There's a real narrative to the image and the umbrella and blurred raindrops complete the story.
Thanks for sharing these images with us