Watching, waiting, walking

At first glance black shadow is disturbing but later I found it interesting...it helps us to find two walkers on the right...It is useful...I find this work unusualbut eyecatching

My first thought was "shame about the shadow" but after reading what Giulio said I tend to agree with him

Thank you!

I was trying to put emphasize on the people in front of the Cathedral by employing heavy contrast in curves. Not sure how successful this is, but glad you can tolerate the very dark shadows.

I agree with the comments of Giulio and would have tried to remove the foliage at top left.

My surprise at and then comprehension of the shadow was identical with everyone else's. It is a successful experiment.

Thank you!

I agree that it is a good idea to remove the foliage.