what did I do wrong with these photos

What reason did Adobe Stock give you for rejecting them? 

B&W images don't usually sell.  Stock customers come here looking for full color images of highest technical & visual quality without crazy effects or filters.

I like this one but the white balance is too blue. It needs some warming up to neutralize all that blue.  On a color wheel, the opposite of blue is...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_colors

Hope that helps.