Thanks, all.
I hope you spent some hours wandering around finding detail shots, too. It looks like a goldmine of possible images.
I did, but sadly it's less of a goldmine than you might think. The area inside is still used as a graveyard by locals with some kind of hereditary right, and it has a selection of gaudy, mawkish, overblown memorials which are wholly out of keeping with the stones.
A fine shot, Jeremy. Somebody's sure to tell you it's over-processed. Don't pay any attention. Whoever tells you that will be the kind of shooter whose pictures tell you: "This is what I saw." The pictures that really matter are the ones that tell you: "This is what I felt." This picture fits that description. It's good wabi sabi by the way.
I agree entirely: but that must surely be true of all b&w shots. Nobody sees in only greyscale (well, there might be a very rare form of blindness to all colour, I suppose), so all monochrome images are a representation of "what I felt".
With apologies to Russ, I see halos. And the problem with halos is, once you see them it is impossible to unsee them.
Sadly, you're right, but I compliment you on your eyesight! There are some halos, in particular a quite noticeable one to the right of the main tower which, contrary to my expectation, does show up on a print. It's very unusual for SFX Pro to leave a halo like that. I'll rework it a bit: I think it's worth some effort.
Jeremy
