I think this is a great set of images - I'd love to see them all as b&w with the darks a lot darker - lovely compositions and very intriguing 'feel' to them. VERY nice indeed. Really floats my boat.
Thanks for your comments, I tried some more B/W as you suggested...is always interesting for me to play with options and understand why things work better, or not.
I think it's a good way to learn.