Well, I think your first submission is awesome. . .and way wayyyyy underrated! I just love the soft dreamy background and feel of this photo. The lighting is beautiful!!
Nice concept but the dark on grey is really bland to me. Also the title is blew.. I would have enjoyed some nice action here, something that really gives me a sense of blew.
I like the simplicity - the extremity of the simplicity. It could have been taken further, with more control of the light to make a smoother background (not without keeping some element of graduation across those areas of light and (for want of a better word) shade. For a set-up, it shows at least a spark of inspiration.