My Attempts at B&W Photography

I am really actually very content with both of my black and photographs that I have taken.  I took each of the photos from a rather odd perspective.  The first photograph was taken from one end of a metal spring that I looked through from the other end.  I really like the way the light on the spring stands out and adds to the detail of the photograph.  Also, the contrast provides very nice detail within the folds of the hand.  The second photograph is a view from above of a huge volleyball tournament through a circular window.  I really think the composition of this photo is very intriguing.  The way the photo is a combination of not only what is below through the window, but also what is behind me in the reflection turned out to be really cool.  I feel like if this photograph had been printed in color then the combination of the view through the window and the reflection would have been confusing, and would have overcomplicated the picture.  Overall, I think each of these photographs turned out to be really interesting, great examples of black and white photographs.