Thank you to all who weighed in, your comments helped me to understand a little better what my uncertainty is: The photo is about the architecture. I loved the lines. I wanted/waited for a person to traverse the gap at the top of the stairs and was lucky enough to get the woman (in a red coat, no less). I was on a walk with other photographers so there was some leniency and patience, but it had its limits. There was not time to change the lens and reposition so I had to accept he wall I was leaning over (lower left) and the other partial figures. The question, with a little more clarity, do you think these factors kill the image?
And, Thank You for your thoughts already given, -/t