Dale, The problem isn't post-processing sharpening. For something like this, unless you have a camera like the Nikon D3 that'll do high ISOs comfortably, and an image-stabilized lens, you need to shoot off a tripod, using mirror-up if possible, and use an aperture of somewhere around f/16 or better so you can get some serious depth of field. You'll get some diffraction softening at that aperture, but it's the kind of thing you can bring back under control in post-processing. This particular picture is just plain too soft coming off the camera. That's the technical problem, but the aesthetic problem is even worse. In your tower of babel picture you had a subject: an interesting, round structure thrusting up into a cloudy sky. In this picture there's nothing to focus on. I can understand why you're interested. You're familiar with the area. But other people aren't, so they don't have the attachment to it you have. Art has to be able to stand on its own feet. This picture doesn't do that.