Courtyard, Cross

Comments, ratings appreciated on toned cross--thanks.

I'm not too excited about the shadows in the foreground. But I like the values in the rest of the image. The blur in the clouds gives a feeling of time passing by and that the cross has withstood the trials of time.

 

It looks like some of the shadows in the foreground were just burned in. Do you have a version where they weren't?

Simply beautiful!

Mike, in retrospect, I agree with you about the bottom of the frame and the burning. Last night it seemed like the right thing to do! There were shadows there before, albeit they were considerably lighter. I'll try uploading a different version to this thread tonight.

Good composition and tones.

I would not change anything, good work!!