A fairly nice photo, but I think a subject that would work in a landscape orientation might have been a better choice if your camera doesn't auto rotate for you. I won't score you lower for that, though I imagine others will. I'll just rotate my monitor!
I love your abject submission to the challenge requirements! the picture is more interesting sideways, anyway. the church tower looks like a cannon shooting the moon!
Pretty sure you would have been allowed to rotate the shot as it would not impede the rules in any way. A longer shutter speed would have allowed the moon to give some light to the foliage infront of the church too.
First there is the obvious rotation, but that is more of a camera orientation. It makes it harder to view the photo though. I notice that the church itself is out of focus. It was a good capture of the moon over the Cathedral though. you found the moon in a perfect spot.
to bad this cannot be turned the right way, for that i cannot score you high, it is hard to accept the fact that turning this upright is not straight from the cam!
Needs to be rotated. Become more familiar with you camera and its controls.. would have been nice if moon was not almost directly overhead of the castle. Too much negative area to the right of the castle and sharper focus bringing out the detail
You get a higher score from me just for the fact that you stuck to the rules of the challenge. . . right down to 'No rotation" no nothing! Best of luck.