My first critique post- Havana

[dmacneil]

Hey all - Im a total newb and looking for some feedback. Feel free to rip these apart - I know Ive got a lot to improve on.

The first pic is of the Capital building in Havana (I just got back from Cuba). For the 2nd one, I took in later in the day, cropped it, and tried to give it a dark and gloomy look through post-processing. There was some smoke in the background and I thought it looked good when I made the red roofing and the yellow lighting pop.

Thanks in advance for any advice- this is a great community and a really helpful resource for us beginners.