Hi, would like critique on a couple pieces

EnemyDesign

I have a couple pieces I am unsure of and would like some critique on them. Appreciated and thank you

Edit:Still trying to upload it

Edit:Sorry I am new to this site, for some reason my files won't load up so here's a link to them:
http://img01.deviantart.net/7c88/i/2016/021/c/7/cave_exit_by_enemydesign-d9osgyg.jpg

http://orig15.deviantart.net/4464/f/2016/021/8/5/mini_parakeet_by_enemydesign-d9om0ux.jpg

Beestonian

Hi. 

What are you unsure about, specifically? First thing I'd like to know is what your intention with the pieces were before I can really comment too much on whether they're successful or not.

What I like about the Cave piece:

 My first point of looking is  around the center of the frame outside the cave entrance, around the tree line. The cave wall is in my peripheral vision so I don't have to look at it to know it's there, but as I continue looking at it my eyes follow upwards to the clouds and I notice the mountain and eventually the sunlight. So if that's what you intended your viewer to see - the treeline, then look up - I'd say you've done well.

Technical wise, I don't think you'd have quite so many soft transitions between your light and your dark areas with such strong sunlight. Your clouds would cast some very hard shadows on the ground, or you would not see any highlighting on the snow as you have. If you do that, though, you may lose the very carefully arranged composition that you've used to get me to look up at the mountain as my eyes will probably be drawn to those hard shadows.

I'm going to leave the Parakeet for now, though.