Wow, nice shots! I personally like the first monochrome shot and the composition using the rocks and trees as a frame and adding more of the clouds making it more dramatic. Maybe the rocks on the left foreground could use a linear gradient or brush to tone down to keep the focus central kind of like a vignette. I think you did great on the composition with all of the photos with the foreground, mid ground and background. As far as the glow, maybe try using a radial gradient, but I think it’s a good leading line from foreground to mid ground if that is the area you are referring to. Photos are subjective, as James says. But photo one told the story and evoked emotion for me.
Nicely done.