I could copy and past this to several other images in this challenge: The deep sepia obsures the details that are available in this image. By lightening the tone, the detail will emerge and the veiwer doesn't need to work to capture the feel, mood, emotion that should come easily. (By the way, IMO)
A stone house with crenellations! Cool. I like the subject. I like the curved path leading to the door. and the diagonal line of the roof through the photo. I'm afraid what I am having a great difficulty with is the exporure and the final effect. The 'mostly desaturated and with no value greater than mid gray' look just looks too oppressive. I think the strong shadows in the doors are dark enough to give a dark look to the photo even if the sky were virtually white and there were no shadows elsewhere. I also thing this treatment doesn't let us see the texture in the stonework or the brush.
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